imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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Union leaders and journalists who criticized Bukele have also been imprisoned.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Rodríguez, a member of the San Isidro Movement —whose leader, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, remains imprisoned in Cuba— arrived in the United States in 2022 after being forced into exile.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Both brothers are imprisoned at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Rodríguez, a member of the San Isidro Movement —whose leader, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, remains imprisoned in Cuba— arrived in the United States in 2022 after being forced into exile.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Both brothers are imprisoned at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imprison
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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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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