imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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Crump added that imprisoning Mosby would further traumatize her two teenage daughters.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 May 2024
After the sentencing hearing wrapped up, Leopold and Loeb were imprisoned in Illinois’ state prison in Joliet.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 May 2024
After the sentencing hearing wrapped up, Leopold and Loeb were imprisoned in Illinois’ state prison in Joliet.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpriz-ᵊn
imprisoned; imprisoning
-ˈpriz-(ə-)niŋ
: to put in or as if in prison
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