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

Coyle, who spent nearly two decades in Afghanistan conducting language research, is being held by the Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence in near-solitary confinement with no charges filed, according to his family. —Camilla Schick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

Dementia is the ultimate solitary confinement, and Frank sees this in Louis, always waiting for a visit from his daughter, always waiting for letters that never come. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026

In interviews with Fox News Digital, three former detainees described a system designed not just to punish dissent, but to break it through solitary confinement, beatings, medical neglect and threats of execution. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed jail officials to develop a plan to comply with a ban on solitary confinement at Rikers Island within 45 days. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for solitary confinement

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