as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Recent Examples of brig
M’Benga makes the difficult decision to send Gamble, or whatever, to the brig.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
The government held both Padilla and al-Marri in a Navy brig to keep them out of civilian custody.
—Brian Michael Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
See All Example Sentences for brig
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
The government held both Padilla and al-Marri in a Navy brig to keep them out of civilian custody.
—Brian Michael Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
See All Example Sentences for brig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brig
Noun
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Tom and Hussein were then arrested and booked into jail for negligent discharge, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The former football player died by an apparent suicide in his jail cell in April 2017, five days after being acquitted in the double homicide case in Boston.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Back then, Motta was still in law school and Alfortish had only just been released from prison.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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After being admonished by the judge, Terry Rose listens as he is sentenced to 40 years in prison.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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But Wood’s penitentiary is considerably sturdier.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Brig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brig. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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