How to Use prison in a Sentence

prison

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  • He was in prison at the time.
  • The state plans to build two more prisons.
  • She was sent to prison for robbery.
  • He's scheduled to get out of prison next month.
  • If caught, they're all going to prison.
  • He was released from prison.
  • Her marriage became a prison to her.
  • But Patrick Nicholas did not serve the full 10 years in prison.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • He was sentenced to 46 months in prison, the records show.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 5 Aug. 2023
  • If found guilty, the woman could face 12 years in prison, the SBU said.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In the novel, Stagg has only been to prison and is not on the run.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • They were then given a choice: Spend the rest of their life in prison or join the IMF.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • The day after his speech in court, he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The maximum sentence for the charge is one year in prison.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Jail in Dublin pending a transfer to the state prison system.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Now Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
    — Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
  • On the day Bailee was born, Jelly Roll was serving a prison sentence.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The reckless homicide charge carries a penalty of up to 25 years in prison.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Lee, the group's ringleader, was sentenced to four years in prison but only served one year and four months.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The maximum penalty for mail fraud is 20 years in prison.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 26 July 2023
  • Now the honoree, state Rep. Fred Pump, faces time in federal prison.
    — Joseph D. Bryant, al, 27 May 2023
  • Otherwise, the felony charge carries 10 years in prison.
    — Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • Each false statement charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.
    — Rachel Weiner, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
  • Those who refuse will face up to two additional years in prison.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The count carries up to five years in prison, but the ultimate sentence will be decided by the judge.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • If found guilty, Pita could face a penalty of as much as 10 years in prison and a ban from politics for 20 years.
    — Time, 16 June 2023
  • Lesley tells Maugham about the trial (she was called as a witness for the defense) and her visits to Ethel in prison.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Many Huntsville residents work in the prison, and many of the town’s daily activities take place in plain view of its walls.
    — The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Farley said she was convicted of murder and spent 30 years in prison.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Idaho doctors who prescribe those treatments to transgender youth can face up to 10 years in prison.
    — Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024

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