prison term
Example Sentences
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The court, however, sentenced her to a three-year prison term, with two of the years suspended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Leroy Douglas was just 24 when he was jailed in 2005 for stealing a mobile phone and handed a minimum prison term of two-and-a-half years.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Luke Fleming, of Thaxted Road in Buckhurst Hill, was given a suspended prison term of one-year and nine months in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But far worse, the Justice Department has insisted on seeking a prison term of up to five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Surely our prison term would have been up together.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
