Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oubliettes
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Macabre possibilities haunted us at night, Piranesian visions of dungeons and interrogation chambers.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Removing hope from the system turns our prisons into dungeons and does not ultimately serve public safety.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Researchers centered their work on areas where Fulton County has direct responsibility—courts, jails, elections, libraries and public health.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, the island has 10 jails, and can house up to 17,000 prisoners, the city says.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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López Aliaga, the ultraconservative former mayor of Peru’s capital, Lima, focuses on a hard-line security agenda, proposing to build prisons in the country’s Amazon region, allowing judges to conceal their identities and expelling foreigners who are living illegally in Peru.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Outside the building, people were seen in pajamas with their pets inside cages.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Staking peonies with peony cages offers the plant support and keeps it upright even through the elements.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Oubliettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oubliettes. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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