imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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Dozens of them have been imprisoned for speaking out against the war.
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Simon Shuster, TIME, 14 May 2024
Zhang Zhan, thought to be the first person in China imprisoned for documenting the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, was expected to be released on Monday, after serving a four-year sentence.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Simon Shuster, TIME, 14 May 2024
Zhang Zhan, thought to be the first person in China imprisoned for documenting the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, was expected to be released on Monday, after serving a four-year sentence.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpriz-ᵊn
imprisoned; imprisoning
-ˈpriz-(ə-)niŋ
: to put in or as if in prison
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