serving time
Example Sentences
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While serving time he became a candidate to fill a seat in the very parliament he had tried to overthrow.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Najib is currently serving time in prison for an earlier conviction related to the 1MDB scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
One of those men, serving time for armed robbery, said the reunion brought a rush of memories: “Seeing her in a dress, crying and running to me … that broke me down.”
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025
In the trailer he eventually collects Lucia from prison, where she has been serving time for "protecting her family".
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
But then I decided that his blase attitude about serving time might be a pose.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
