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 trailer starts out with Starlight saving Sinclair’s blood-bending hero Marie from the mysterious hospital room where she was imprisoned in the Season 1 finale.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 July 2025
The chapel, constructed between 1519 and 1520 under Henry VIII, serves as the final resting place for famous historical figures like Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Thomas More, John Fisher and Lady Jane Grey, all of whom who were imprisoned and beheaded at the Tower.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
The post made Van Orden the first Wisconsin Republican to publicly call for Obama to be imprisoned.
Democrats were quick to attack the second-term Republican over the post.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Rudolph will remain imprisoned for the rest of his life without the possibility of parole.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 July 2025
The chapel, constructed between 1519 and 1520 under Henry VIII, serves as the final resting place for famous historical figures like Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Thomas More, John Fisher and Lady Jane Grey, all of whom who were imprisoned and beheaded at the Tower.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
The post made Van Orden the first Wisconsin Republican to publicly call for Obama to be imprisoned.
Democrats were quick to attack the second-term Republican over the post.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Rudolph will remain imprisoned for the rest of his life without the possibility of parole.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
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 4 Aug. 2025.
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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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