imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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The minotaur was a monster, half man and half bull, that was imprisoned in a dark underground labyrinth.
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—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Shirilla is imprisoned at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, about 130 miles from Strongsville.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
For months conflicting news accounts have circulated that he was imprisoned or under house arrest.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Shirilla is imprisoned at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, about 130 miles from Strongsville.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Many of the children escaped in the chaos, and Won-do was imprisoned for his crimes.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for imprison
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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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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