prisoner

Definition:
1. A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war.
2. A person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere.

Use 'prisoner' in a sentence:

• 1. To call people's attention to prisoners' conditions in America.
• 2. Prisoners are taken to court under police escort.
• 3. He was a political prisoner.
• 4. That former prisoner was cervantes, and the book was don quixote.
• 5. They were made to study hard like prisoners.
• 6. He was held prisoner for two years.
• 7. The prisoner has been held incommunicado for more than a week.
• 8. They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom.
• 9. She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home.
• 10. By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed.
• 11. The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed.
• 12. She appeared on television to plead the cause of political prisoners everywhere.
• 13. Three prisoners are still on the loose.
• 14. They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.
• 15. Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
• 16. Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
• 17. They observed the prisoners through a one-way mirror.
• 18. The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.
• 19. He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.
• 20. Two prisoners have escaped.
• 21. The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for items like writing paper and books.
• 22. The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
• 23. Police searched the area but found no trace of the escaped prisoners.
• 24. Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell.
• 25. Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire.
• 26. A group of prisoners rushed an officer and managed to break out.
• 27. Without help, many released prisoners will reoffend.
• 28. The release of prisoners was used as a bargaining chip.
• 29. It was considered unsafe to release the prisoners.
• 30. The prisoner has served his sentence and will be released tomorrow.
• 31. They are demanding the release of all political prisoners.
• 32. Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
• 33. The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.