probationer

Example Sentences

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She said she repeatedly mentioned that her job was at risk, explaining: "It is drilled into us from the beginning, if you are a probationer they can get rid of you really easily."

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

A 1973 law laying out those restoration rules requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2021

Even for a probationer who truly wants to play by the rules and finish probation, it’s not easy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020

The Inquirer recently reported the story of a probationer who has been sent to jail nine times since 2013, most recently for arriving late to court.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2018

A young probationer was pulling off the handkerchief.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie