How to Use jailbird in a Sentence
jailbird
noun-
At no point has the jailbird shown contrition for her crimes.
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Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
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But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
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Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Well, Conan Harris is an ex-con, a jailbird.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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And there is he, enjoying a racially pure evening next to someone who is, let’s face it, a future jailbird.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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Before his wife was elected to Congress, Conan Harris was just your run-of-the-mill jailbird with a hack job at City Hall.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Excuse me, Ayanna’s husband, a jailbird named Conan Harris, bought the mansion, not the Congresswoman.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Check out this photo of the two of them, the ex-jailbird and the likely future jailbird, at Mayor Wu’s no-honkies-invited Christmas party in a public building in 2023.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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