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inmate

noun

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as in prisoner

a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmate The defendant, arrested on the day of the murder, remained in Wilkes County Jail on Tuesday, according to a third-party inmate information service used by the county. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 July 2026 During that time, communication with family is often limited, personal property may be delayed, and inmates face the uncertainty of adapting to an entirely new institution. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Bordley is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center on a $150,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 An inmate who walked away from a Nevada County work camp on Independence Day was captured in Tijuana by Mexican authorities, said state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials on Monday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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