Examples of jail in a Sentence
threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked
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Nonetheless, a Digikala executive was briefly jailed, and others were summoned for respectful, but still threatening, meetings with the police.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Following her May 28 arrest and murder charge, Beall — whose lawyer said she has never been arrested before, per KOLD — was jailed.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Jail records show that Henjum remains jailed at the Paul Rein Detention Facility as of Friday on 10 charges related to possession of child pornography.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Kepner’s parents have voiced their outrage that Hudson is not jailed pending his trial.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Following her May 28 arrest and murder charge, Beall — whose lawyer said she has never been arrested before, per KOLD — was jailed.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Jail records show that Henjum remains jailed at the Paul Rein Detention Facility as of Friday on 10 charges related to possession of child pornography.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Kepner’s parents have voiced their outrage that Hudson is not jailed pending his trial.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for jail
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jail. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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jail
noun
: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
specifically
: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of correction, house of detention, lockup, penitentiary, prison
jail
transitive verb
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