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

According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the hunger strike started on July 13, after six inmates were transferred to solitary confinement ahead of possible executions. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 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

Combs was sent to solitary confinement, according to a source. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Sean Combs was reportedly placed in solitary confinement after allegedly getting into a fight with an inmate behind bars. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for solitary confinement

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