Examples of prison time in a Sentence
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Van der Sloot is currently serving prison time in Peru for Flores' murder.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
After serving prison time for drug running, Zippy returns to the syndicate and is promoted to overseeing human-organ trafficking.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
He was given six months of unsupervised probation and no prison time.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 May 2025
Maddie was tried for arson and her sister’s murder, but avoided prison time due to the circumstances.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
After serving prison time for drug running, Zippy returns to the syndicate and is promoted to overseeing human-organ trafficking.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
He was given six months of unsupervised probation and no prison time.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 May 2025
Maddie was tried for arson and her sister’s murder, but avoided prison time due to the circumstances.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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