as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Recent Examples of brig
M’Benga makes the difficult decision to send Gamble, or whatever, to the brig.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
The government held both Padilla and al-Marri in a Navy brig to keep them out of civilian custody.
—Brian Michael Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
See All Example Sentences for brig
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
The government held both Padilla and al-Marri in a Navy brig to keep them out of civilian custody.
—Brian Michael Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
See All Example Sentences for brig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brig
Noun
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Ábalos, who spent seven months in jail before his trial in April, is accused of taking kickbacks from the purchase of $60 million-worth of facemasks during the Covid pandemic.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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If convicted as charged, Wilburn faces up to 14 years in prison, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told CNN.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.—
Keri Blakinger,
ProPublica,
11 June 2026
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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“Brig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brig. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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