How to Use prisoner in a Sentence
prisoner
noun- The families were held prisoner for four days.
- He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free.
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The prisoner was returned some days later wearing a cast.
— Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2023 -
This year is now the bloodiest for Saudi death row prisoners in 30 years.
— David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024 -
These days, Lyle keeps busy with projects to improve the lives of prisoners, including starting a program to bring cats and dogs to the prison.
— Kc Baker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 -
While cloaked in language about slavery, the measure is really about prisoners’ ability to refuse to work.
— The Mercury News/east Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 -
She was traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December.
— CBS News, 12 Feb. 2023 -
When the prisoner threatened to file a complaint, the officer pepper-sprayed him, hit him with the spray canister and then kicked him, Grunfeld said.
— Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023 -
When another prisoner who uses a cane asked to be handcuffed in front of his body instead of behind him, an officer slammed him to the floor instead, Grunfeld said.
— Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023 -
The resulting problem was that both prisoners and their case managers could see a date in the future when the prisoner would likely be released but there was no mechanism to plan for such a release.
— Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 -
In November’s exchange of prisoners for hostages, he was also not released, a decision that was welcomed by some Israelis.
— Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024 -
The journalist added that the two brothers had been model prisoners and led rehabilitation programs for other inmates.
— Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The former prisoner received the certificate this month while recuperating from a mine injury in an infirmary in southern Russia.
— Ekaterina Bodyagina, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Bergdahl walked away from his base in Afghanistan and was held prisoner by the Taliban for years.
— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 July 2023 -
The last prisoner to be killed by firing squad happened in Utah in 2010.
— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The doctor in charge was a Czech prisoner named Alex Grunwald.
— Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024 -
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, while a prisoner.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 July 2023 -
This is not the first time prisoners have taken hostages this summer.
— Ana María Cañizares, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023 -
In the West Bank the death toll since Oct. 7 stands at 103, including two Israeli prisoners.
— Dalia Hatuqa, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023 -
A lot of prisoners petitioned to stay once the war was over, Rodriguez said.
— Jordyn Harrell, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Miller was one of at least four death row prisoners in the state whose lethal injections were botched or halted over the last four years.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024 -
The swap on Wednesday was the latest prisoner exchange between the United States and Venezuela.
— Lara Jakes, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 -
As has been the case with previous prisoner exchanges, the swap is likely to take place in a third country.
— Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023 -
One of those prisoners was Yahya Sinwar, the current Hamas leader.
— Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 14 Oct. 2023 -
The injunction also provides for prisoners to spend more time out of their cells.
— The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2023 -
As for Vladimir Kara-Murza — the filmmaker, dissident, and prisoner — he was born in 1981.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Feb. 2023 -
The Bidayuh fought back, and two were shot while seven were taken prisoner and enslaved.
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023 -
His and other prisoners’ escape was found to be an inside job.
— Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone.
— Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 -
Including those detainees, the deal will see a total of 869 prisoners released, the Red Cross says.
— Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2023
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