Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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He was released later that afternoon and seen jogging away from the jailhouse.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
After the coup d’état in 1980, the building reopened as a military jailhouse for political prisoners.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The judge's ruling said incriminating statements were illegally collected during a jailhouse interview with Fohrenkam.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
During a jailhouse call to his adult daughter on Sunday, Solomon allegedly asked about the firearms, according to the complaint.
—ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
After the coup d’état in 1980, the building reopened as a military jailhouse for political prisoners.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The judge's ruling said incriminating statements were illegally collected during a jailhouse interview with Fohrenkam.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
During a jailhouse call to his adult daughter on Sunday, Solomon allegedly asked about the firearms, according to the complaint.
—ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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