prisoner

[ˈprɪznər]

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.

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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.