Examples of prison time in a Sentence
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In both cases, judges sentenced him to probation or suspended sentences rather than prison time.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
He was also convicted in April of distributing steroids and altering records to try and cover it up, which carries twice as much potential prison time as plotting to commit police brutality.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
By keeping parental bonds alive, the charity hopes to break a frequent pattern of an adult’s prison time leaving a child adrift and more likely to be on track for their own path toward a cell.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Dozens of family members and supporters of Tenney, Trowbridge and Warren attended the hearing and/or submitted letters to the court on Tenney’s behalf — none seeking prison time.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
He was also convicted in April of distributing steroids and altering records to try and cover it up, which carries twice as much potential prison time as plotting to commit police brutality.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
By keeping parental bonds alive, the charity hopes to break a frequent pattern of an adult’s prison time leaving a child adrift and more likely to be on track for their own path toward a cell.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Dozens of family members and supporters of Tenney, Trowbridge and Warren attended the hearing and/or submitted letters to the court on Tenney’s behalf — none seeking prison time.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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