imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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She has been restrained in a basement, chased through a house of terrors, strangled in a dream, imprisoned in a cocoon, drowned by her own hand.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Kemper, now 75, is imprisoned at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Some Americans do not believe Trump should be imprisoned but reject his arguments that he’s been treated unfairly by the justice system.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
With most of his potential challengers dead, imprisoned or exiled, Putin won in a landslide with 87.3% of the vote.
—Lou Robinson, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Kemper, now 75, is imprisoned at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Some Americans do not believe Trump should be imprisoned but reject his arguments that he’s been treated unfairly by the justice system.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
With most of his potential challengers dead, imprisoned or exiled, Putin won in a landslide with 87.3% of the vote.
—Lou Robinson, CNN, 8 July 2024
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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