jailbird
Example Sentences
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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was jailbird.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
This subtle, amiable jailbird on temporary leave to the funny farm is saner than the men around him but he’s not necessarily brighter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Tony Sirico, a one-time jailbird who achieved fame as mobster Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in HBO‘s “The Sopranos,” died Friday, his brother the Rev. Robert Sirico said on Facebook.
From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2022
Santa’s delight at meeting jailbird Warwick Davis, whom he naively mistakes for an elf, is brilliantly handled.
From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2016
“How about a kiss for your jailbird brother?” he said.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
