How to Use prisoner in a Sentence

prisoner

noun

• The families were held prisoner for four days.
• He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free.
• And yes, the prisoner cells still are the home’s main theme.
  — Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
• She was sent to the Colonies, where she was held prisoner.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
• The group said at least 16 of them could come home through prisoner swaps.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 May 2022
• Bergdahl walked away from his base in Afghanistan and was held prisoner by the Taliban for years.
  — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 July 2023
• All told, the toll amounted to the death of a prisoner every two weeks for more than 11 years.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2023
• This wouldn't be the first time the United States and Russia did a prisoner swap.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 7 July 2022
• In fact, there's a scene with the unseen prisoner (Keoghan), who appears at the end of the movie in Arkham with the Riddler.
  — Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• Putin agreed to the prisoner swap in Tuesday's call with Trump, the Kremlin said.
  — Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
• That’s to say that nobody else is left to guard Stephen, who is still a prisoner.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Apr. 2022
• And Sinon was happy to feed that need as he was held prisoner in front of the horse and questioned.
  — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• But first, Chanelle was sent with Omar on the prisoner's dilemma hike.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• The group has links to the Zintan tribe, which helped overthrow Qaddafi and held his son Seif prisoner for years.
  — Ian Urbina, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2021
• But an intake guard threw that ruling in the trash, handcuffed the prisoner to a chair and shaved him.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 June 2025
• The bill would ensure prisoners are paid for their work.
  — Alex Golden, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
• The last prisoner to be killed by firing squad happened in Utah in 2010.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
• It’s about the fate of civilians and the soldiers who were taken prisoner.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
• The doctor in charge was a Czech prisoner named Alex Grunwald.
  — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• Of course, all prisoners must have a plan for themselves.
  — Jeff Kaufman, Time, 30 May 2025
• The pope was made a prisoner of Napoleon and spent much of his imprisonment in Savona.
  — Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• The Cubans stressed that a guard’s job was to dehumanize the prisoner.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Oct. 2021
• There was a scuffle for the deputy’s gun, at which point the deputy was able to discharge his weapon a few times — striking the prisoner.
  — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
• He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, while a prisoner.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 July 2023
• The Guardian: Russia and Ukraine swapped at least 300 prisoners in an exchange deal.
  — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
• The gates to the wards were locked at 5 p.m. each night after roll call, according to the former prisoner.
  — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
• John Henry Ramirez, the plaintiff, is a death-row prisoner in Texas.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
• This is not the first time prisoners have taken hostages this summer.
  — Ana María Cañizares, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
• The white prisoners had been charged with murder, while Carroll had been convicted for horse theft.
  — Bitter Kalli august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
• The document is unspecific as to how often or how far jail personnel would have to transport ICE’s prisoners.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025