jailed
Example Sentences
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Judge Petts said Kershaw needed to be jailed as a "deterrent" to other cashiers so as to "prevent others from doing the same".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was only 7 in 1977 when he, one of his brothers and his father were jailed for the crime of trying to escape communist Vietnam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Former environment minister Lefter Koka was jailed for receiving 3.7 million euros in kickbacks in the case.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Prosecutors have said she should remain jailed, arguing she is a flight risk and has no ties to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He was arrested for his Tory activities and briefly jailed.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
