imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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He is currently imprisoned at the California Men’s Colony, a medium to minimum-security prison in San Luis Obispo, California.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 June 2024
The story of a building that will not stand until a living human being is imprisoned in its foundations is so common as to form it own genre.
—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
Assange was imprisoned in the United Kingdom while fighting his extradition to the United States.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
The latter report found immigrants in the U.S. between 1850 and 2020 were less likely to be imprisoned than U.S. citizens.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 June 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 June 2024
The story of a building that will not stand until a living human being is imprisoned in its foundations is so common as to form it own genre.
—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
Assange was imprisoned in the United Kingdom while fighting his extradition to the United States.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
The latter report found immigrants in the U.S. between 1850 and 2020 were less likely to be imprisoned than U.S. citizens.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 June 2024
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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