serving time

Example Sentences

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While serving time he became a candidate to fill a seat in the very parliament he had tried to overthrow.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Najib is currently serving time in prison for an earlier conviction related to the 1MDB scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

One of those men, serving time for armed robbery, said the reunion brought a rush of memories: “Seeing her in a dress, crying and running to me … that broke me down.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

The DOJ presented Abrego Garcia with a plea deal last week: Plead guilty to the human smuggling charge, and after serving time in jail, eventually be removed to Costa Rica—a generally safe, Spanish-speaking country.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

Nor is it to say that we should not care about people serving time for violent offenses.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander