JAIL in a Sentence
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98 example sentences for JAIL, such as:
1. The Yankees use it for a military jail now.
2. He had his jail term cut for good behaviour.
3. It was built to replace the old Victorian jail.
4. The financier was released from jail last week.
5. The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.
2. He had his jail term cut for good behaviour.
3. It was built to replace the old Victorian jail.
4. The financier was released from jail last week.
5. The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.
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Meanings and Examples of JAIL
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jail
v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
n. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Classic Sentence: (67 in 5 pages)
1 We did it to show our appreciation of his talking the provost guard out of putting us in jail.
2 And Ashley was imprisoned forever by words which were stronger than any jail.
3 The Yankees use it for a military jail now.
4 In her mind there were only two ideas, Rhett had more money than she had even hoped and he was in jail.
5 The fact that he was in jail and possibly might be hanged changed the face of matters somewhat, in fact made them look a little brighter.
6 If she could somehow manage to marry him while he was in jail, all those millions would be hers and hers alone should he be executed.
7 It's worth being in jail to see you again and to hear you say things like that.
8 In fact, it was my threat to unbosom my conscience about them that got me out of jail.
9 Surely I have the right to know, after your little trip out to the jail not long ago.
10 She knew that if one iota of the truth were proved against them, not only she and Frank but the innocent Pitty as well would go to jail.
11 The newspapers were so muzzled that no public protest could be raised against the injustices or depredations of the military, and individual protests were silenced with jail sentences.
12 The wave of rebuilding was giving her the opportunity she wanted and she knew she could make money if only she could stay out of jail.
13 Let others go to jail for speaking their minds and get themselves hanged for being in the Ku Klux Klan.
14 It had been months since he made any joking references to their distressing scene at the Yankee jail.
15 A negro who had boasted of rape had actually been arrested, but before he could be brought to trial the jail had been raided by the Ku Klux Klan and he had been quietly hanged.
Example Sentence: (31 in 3 pages)
1 The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.
2 The financier was released from jail last week.
3 Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.
4 It contains some interesting relics, including the door of the condemned cell from the old Calton jail.
5 If she carries on shoplifting, she'll end up in jail.
6 The judge did not jail the young man, but put him on probation for a year.
7 Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
8 Criminals are given the option of going to jail or facing public humiliation.
9 The angry mob outside the jail was/were ready to riot.
10 After his experience in jail , he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.
11 He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.
12 It was built to replace the old Victorian jail.
13 The accused's elder sister bailed her out of jail.
14 The government voted to punish corruption in sport with up to four years in jail.
15 He had his jail term cut for good behaviour.