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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Also, the prison had just become all male—before that change, there were roughly two hundred women imprisoned at Parchman—bringing the prison’s population at the time to just under four thousand.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
With independent media banned and journalists silenced or imprisoned, no institution has been able to verify the number of casualties.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
After the loss of his son, Stingley wanted to see the three men imprisoned.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Harris was imprisoned on charges of conspiracy and attempted murder for over three decades.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 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 16 Jan. 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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