inmate

noun

Definition of inmatenext
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 Julius Thibodeaux, founder of Movement 4 Life and former local director of Advance Peace in Sacramento, knew Brookins when both were inmates at Solano Prison. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Andres’ sentence is the first in more than a decade to land a Miami-Dade inmate on Death Row. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The state also plans to put to death another elderly inmate, 68-year-old former cop James Duckett, on the same day for the 1987 kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old girl. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Sean Combs was reportedly placed in solitary confinement after allegedly getting into a fight with an inmate behind bars. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate
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  • Raj has been kept prisoner by Barry, spending his time trying to figure out what went wrong with Leonard and Sheldon’s device while growing an exceptionally long beard.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • In the beginning of season 18, he was attacked by prisoners and woke up with no recollection of his identity or his past crimes.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
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