Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Walshe, who survived a jailhouse shanking in September, appeared in court wearing a dark suit with his hands shackled in front of him.
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Michael Ruiz , Andrew Fone, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Epstein’s crimes, high-profile connections and jailhouse suicide have made the case a magnet for conspiracy theorists and online sleuths seeking proof of a cover-up.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Guiteau attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by a ticket agent and a police officer and was later taken to a jailhouse.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.
—Alexandra Marshall, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Andrew Fone, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Epstein’s crimes, high-profile connections and jailhouse suicide have made the case a magnet for conspiracy theorists and online sleuths seeking proof of a cover-up.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Guiteau attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by a ticket agent and a police officer and was later taken to a jailhouse.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.
—Alexandra Marshall, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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