as in captive
one that has been taken and held in confinement
the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day
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Recent Examples of prisoner
And yes, the prisoner cells still are the home’s main theme.
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
She was sent to the Colonies, where she was held prisoner.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump’s order came after President Biden converted the death sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on death row to sentences of life without parole and after Biden in 2021 issued a pause on executions while a review of related DOJ policies was carried out.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Negotiations over those parts of the agreement were supposed to have begun in February after some hostages were freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
She was sent to the Colonies, where she was held prisoner.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump’s order came after President Biden converted the death sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on death row to sentences of life without parole and after Biden in 2021 issued a pause on executions while a review of related DOJ policies was carried out.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Negotiations over those parts of the agreement were supposed to have begun in February after some hostages were freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prisoner
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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