imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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Law enforcement officers in Arkansas were on the hunt Wednesday for a former police chief who broke out of a state facility where he was imprisoned for rape and murder.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Julie Chrisley, 52, was imprisoned at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Miller & Chevalier has secured other judgments against the Syrian Arab Republic, including one for approximately $50 million in 2023 for Kevin Dawes, another American citizen who was illegally arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Syria.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Julie Chrisley, 52, was imprisoned at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Miller & Chevalier has secured other judgments against the Syrian Arab Republic, including one for approximately $50 million in 2023 for Kevin Dawes, another American citizen who was illegally arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Syria.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 28 May 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 3 Jun. 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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