calabooses

plural of calaboose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calabooses
Noun
  • The many thousands of Palestinians (including children) held hostage in Israeli jails and internment camps are, of course, not a consideration whatsoever.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Idaho State Police doesn’t have any jails.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Then there’s assistance with the finances of prisoners, and vocational education in prisons, and work placement.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • During research, the filmmakers visited prisons and discovered that 77% of inmates are accused of crimes and held in prison, but their cases take years to come to trial or sometimes never do.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Calabooses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calabooses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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