prison break
Example Sentences
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US President Donald Trump told the New York Post Tuesday he had helped stop a prison break of European jihadists in Syria, referring to the Shadadi incident.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Several senior Bashir loyalists walked free from prison in Bahri, across the Nile from central Khartoum, during a wider prison break amid fighting in late April.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
Earlier this week, there had been reports of a prison break at Kober, where Ahmad Harun and the country's former President Omar al-Bashir were serving sentences.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
“Likability is a jail,” Mulaney says at one point in “Baby J,” and his self-deprecating punch lines about his own vanity could be viewed as a prison break.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
“It would be embarrassing for Otrera if her followers failed in their duties—if, for instance, they were overcome by an outsider and a prison break occurred.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
