solitary confinement

noun

: the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners

He spent three months in solitary confinement.

Examples of solitary confinement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In July, Combs was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with another inmate that resulted in the businessman being placed in solitary confinement. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Diddy was then reportedly sent to solitary confinement, the outlet noted. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Prison staff reportedly separated the two men and Combs was placed in solitary confinement. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Players were exhausted after nearly two years of shifting restrictions and the stress of constantly facing the possibility of solitary confinement in a foreign city. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for solitary confinement

• alignment
• alinement
• assignment
• consignment
• refinement
• misalignment
• nonalignment
• realignment
• reassignment
• reconsignment