brig

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Recent Examples of brig It’s believed the 124-foot ship is a schooner or brig built in the mid-19th century, with its hull sheathed in copper. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024 The few sailors who were responding to Brooks’ commands climbed aloft to square the yards so that the brig could run toward land. Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024 Abandoning all sense of order or control, a few of the sailors careened through the brig, demanding liquor from the frightened passengers. Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024 On the defense’s side: Lieutenant Barney Greenwald (Jason Clarke), who’s claiming that Maryk shouldn’t be thrown in the brig because the man at the helm of the ship had lost his marbles, and thus was endangering the lives of the entire crew. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for brig 
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Noun
  • The plea was made in a deal with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office that included no jail time or restitution but a three-year conditional discharge.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • There is no criminal complaint, so nobody is at risk of jail time.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The rapper was later arrested and charged with two counts of felony assault and is facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 and later sentenced to 14 years in prison.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Brig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brig. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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