How to Use incarcerate in a Sentence

incarcerate

verb

• The men introduced themselves to me with their names and how many years they had been incarcerated, most in the 10 to 20 range.
  — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 7 June 2023
• But David Sielaff, an attorney with the office, had asked the court to lift the stay and incarcerate Brooks at the hearing, court records show.
  — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2021
• And that deal now means he’ll be incarcerated for two weeks.
  — Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Sep. 2018
• Williams was incarcerated at the time of the February phone call.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
• Both Steele and Brown are incarcerated at the D.C. jail, awaiting a trial date to be set.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
• She may be forced to shower in full view of men who are incarcerated.
  — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
• Creech, 73, has been incarcerated in Idaho for nearly 50 years, the bulk of that time on death row.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
• His rivals have their own visions to make a dent in the nation’s incarcerated rate, which ranks as the highest in the world.
  — Elana Schor, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2019
• Children cannot be incarcerated with adults and the law is silent on where they would be detained.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
• He was incarcerated at first camp, but there is a schedule and guardrails.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 18 May 2024
• In Texas, incarcerated workers were paid two dollars an hour to move the dead.
  — Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
• Maryland incarcerates children of color at one of the highest rates in the country.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• He was either incarcerated or unable to leave the country for all three of Megan’s World Cup trips.
  — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 7 July 2019
• Hank Willis Thomas: Thank you, Russell, for reminding me of the fact that my work was speaking to you when you were incarcerated.
  — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
• The second set was composed of detainees who were incarcerated at the jail.
  — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2023
• The conditions are a far cry from the last time Epstein was incarcerated.
  — Bloomberg News, al.com, 10 July 2019
• Her son died in a car crash while she was incarcerated, Townsend said, and she’s lost a number of other friends and family.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
• The judge allowed the couple to stagger prison terms so their children would not have both parents incarcerated at the same time.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
• Was that concern tinged with fears about the kind of people who might be incarcerated, and their families?
  — TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
• Morgan is the fourth person to die while incarcerated in Alaska so far this year.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
• But the charges are dropped after a fourth woman is murdered while Hendee is incarcerated.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• Daryl had been a dealer, was incarcerated for his crimes.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• Grant made sure some of their parents who were incarcerated got photos of their kids all dolled up in dresses and tuxedos.
  — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Debose remains incarcerated in the same jail where the beating took place.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 6 June 2019
• In early July, he was stabbed 10 times at the prison in Florida where he is incarcerated.
  — Rob Frehse, CNN, 27 July 2023
• The men, who were incarcerated on a range of felony charges, are believed to have escaped through the roof of the detention center, according to the sheriff's office.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
• William’s poor health and the expense of keeping him incarcerated was also a factor.
  — Ann Neumann, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Wang, 26, has been charged with murder and is incarcerated.
  — Claire Wang, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
• Unique’s brother, who had tried to look out for his nephews, was now incarcerated himself.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• Popular on Variety The easy way to make a social-justice drama about a man who has been incarcerated and is trying to go straight is to demonstrate that the system is stacked against him.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025