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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While the Trump administration called the deportees sent to El Salvador terrorists, criminals and gangsters, a 60 Minutes investigation could not find criminal records for 75% of the 238 Venezuelan men imprisoned at CECOT as part of the March 15 operation.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The government has been accused of imprisoning political dissidents, reporters and religious leaders, with thousands leaving the country in the process.
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Weinstein, who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2024, had been imprisoned on Rikers Island.
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Currently, more than 1,500 people are imprisoned on political grounds in Russia, according to a tally by OVD-Info, with Moscow’s crackdown on dissent escalating since the war began.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
The government has been accused of imprisoning political dissidents, reporters and religious leaders, with thousands leaving the country in the process.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Weinstein, who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2024, had been imprisoned on Rikers Island.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Currently, more than 1,500 people are imprisoned on political grounds in Russia, according to a tally by OVD-Info, with Moscow’s crackdown on dissent escalating since the war began.
—Mariya Knight, CNN Money, 18 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 26 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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