imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
But one of Combs’ star attorneys, Teny Geragos, may have moved on to another case involving a famous, imprisoned New Yorker.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Lawdan Bazargan, an Iranian political and human rights activist who was imprisoned by the regime for her dissident activities in the 1980s, told Fox News Digital there is a dangerous precedent for a total unified opposition.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Among the many imprisoned was dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi, who over the course of three years spent more time behind bars than out of them.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpriz-ᵊn
imprisoned; imprisoning
-ˈpriz-(ə-)niŋ
: to put in or as if in prison
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