prisoner
Example Sentences
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He was also a founder of Hamas's security service and oversaw prisoner exchanges, including those conducted under the ceasefire reached in October last year.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Social workers also learned the woman was caring for the prisoner's XL bully dog and had twice taken the child to visit the prisoner, who had begun referring to him as his "stepson".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The talks focused on prisoner exchanges and the need to intensify the diplomatic process, Umerov said in a post on X.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022 when, after one of the fiercest battles of the war, troops holed up in the Azovstal plant were forced to surrender.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The tsar held Alfhercht’s brother prisoner and wanted Alfhercht as a prisoner too.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack