big house

slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for big house
Noun
  • In June 2024, her son was arrested on a warrant for assaulting the staff and brought to jail.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two detention deputies who are accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the jail on Stock Island, the agency said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2005, the penitentiary was downgraded to medium security, and its name changed to the Federal Correctional Institution.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In this case that trial was the federal conviction in Texas of Eric Kay, who has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for providing drugs to the pitcher that killed him.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Big house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20house. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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