confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
Examples of confinement in a Sentence
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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The Save Our Bacon Act would negate California’s Proposition 12 and forbid states from making laws regarding animal confinement, according to a Harvard analysis.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison but served some of that time on home confinement.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Minkler said Brady should consider three years probation or probation and home confinement instead of prison time.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Unlike several of the other artists on view, his confinement is the result of political repression rather than mental illness.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison but served some of that time on home confinement.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Minkler said Brady should consider three years probation or probation and home confinement instead of prison time.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Unlike several of the other artists on view, his confinement is the result of political repression rather than mental illness.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for confinement
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt
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