put behind bars
Example Sentences
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In the past, minors who broke the law in this way would be sent to youth labour camps rather than put behind bars, and the punishment was usually less than five years.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Federal authorities on Wednesday said the inmate population in state and federal prisons rose last year, marking the first time since 2013 that the U.S. saw more people put behind bars.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
She continued her activism and kept getting put behind bars for it.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a claim by a woman he had helped put behind bars threatened to tarnish his earliest days in office.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The FBI and the newspapers were quick to proclaim that “the War’s No. 1 Woman Spy” had been put behind bars.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
