How to Use jail in a Sentence
- He went to jail for his crimes.
- He was locked up in the county jail.
- He just got out of jail a few weeks ago.
- He was kept in jail overnight.
- He was arrested and sent to jail.
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Goetz served eight months in jail.
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Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Don’t go to jail for this piece of s---, please.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Popma is now out of jail on bond.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Who is most likely to end up in jail?
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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Others could go to jail or face fines.
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Larry Seward,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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He has since been released from jail.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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All four men have been released from jail.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Three people have died in jail so far this year.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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His voice echoed in boardrooms and in jail cells.
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Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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He was found dead in his jail cell a month later.
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Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since then, jail deaths have declined.
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Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Routh had been in the jail for under three weeks.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Much of that funding will be used to build a jail.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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He was sentenced to 4 days in jail.
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Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ballowe’s death is the fourth death at the jail this year.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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How long has Diddy been in jail?
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Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The two men are being held in jail without bail.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nunez was booked into jail on one count of murder.
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Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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She was arrested and spent the night in jail.
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Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The jail system is not working at all.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Boys are markedly more likely to end up in prison or jail.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Peters was sentenced to nine years in jail for her crimes.
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Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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He is being held in jail without bail.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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George was released from jail while the case was pending.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Kahn has been jailed since his arrest.
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CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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They must be jailed or placed in treatment.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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But things change when her father is jailed.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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He was already jailed on the drug and gun case.
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Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 36-year-old was jailed for most of his life.
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Marianne Love,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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He is jailed on $1 million bond.
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Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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She was jailed on a $1 million bond.
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Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Deputies said he was jailed on a $5 million cash bond.
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Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both brothers remain jailed and cannot be bailed out.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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On those charges he was jailed for six months in Missouri.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The two suspects who had been jailed were released.
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Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two years later, a man has been jailed.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Anyone caught a second time may be jailed.
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The jailed and the jailer, both are equally trapped.
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Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Others wondered if he would be jailed.
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Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Benson may not remain jailed for long.
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Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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He was jailed in lieu of $125,000.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wasn't going to jail over that psycho.
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cole has remained jailed since his arrest.
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ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Teenagers were arrested, charged with crimes and even jailed.
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Clare Amari,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The driver returned and has been jailed.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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Ibn Said ran away, only to be captured and jailed.
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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He was ordered jailed but could request bail at a later date.
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ABC News,
15 May 2026
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Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.
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ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Both Aslam and Nazir have also been jailed for their role in the plot.
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Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Many leading activists have been jailed under the law.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Those who weren’t dismissed were jailed or forced into exile.
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Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
3 Jan. 2026
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Kendra was briefly jailed before being released on bond.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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He was returned to jail the following day.
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CBS News,
27 May 2026
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He is jailed on $58,000 bond, police said.
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Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
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