as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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Recent Examples of internment
Protester Noah James Markham arrived holding a Pride flag and carrying a sign that referred to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Ameya sits down with her neighbor's 84-year-old grandmother, who was forced out of California and sent to an internment camp in Wyoming as a young girl.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
The worst part of the internment was its indeterminacy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Ameya sits down with her neighbor's 84-year-old grandmother, who was forced out of California and sent to an internment camp in Wyoming as a young girl.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
The worst part of the internment was its indeterminacy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for internment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
Noun
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These strategies include administering birth control and gathering the animals into captivity and placing them up for sale or adoption.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Across nearly 400 pages, Giuffre recounted how what began as a promise of opportunity turned into captivity.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Children enter foster care for reasons beyond their control – often because of abuse, neglect, or the ripple effects of addiction, incarceration, or untreated mental health conditions in their homes.—
Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Research shows that incarcerated students who enroll in postsecondary-education programs are 48% less likely to return to prison than those who don’t participate, according to the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit that opposes mass incarceration.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nii Mensah was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for his role in the attack; Jakeem Rose received eight; and Ugnius Asmena received seven.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the report, the manager was charged with three counts of unlawful imprisonment, along with a $500 bond for each, and one count of harassment with an additional $500 bond, totaling to a $2,000 bond.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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These conditions of confinement might mirror what we're used to in prisons and jails and can sometimes be worse.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Inaccurate data can lead to instability, allowing the plasma to escape its magnetic confinement and potentially cause damage to the machine.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sylvester Stallone has an unexpected pick for which of his films shouldn't be sentenced to cryo-prison.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to life in prison without parole that July, per the Detroit Free Press.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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