prisoner
Example Sentences
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"After 88 days, it felt exactly like a prisoner being released after three months of imprisonment and seeing the sky for the first time."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The girl's mother told the BBC that her daughter was now a "prisoner in her own home".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
The brief pause in fighting, as well as a planned prisoner exchange, will coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s plans for the country’s annual Victory Day parade in Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
“I’ve been a prisoner before. And I escaped before,” he says.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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