How to Use prison time in a Sentence

prison time

noun
  • This crew faced heavy fines and prison time.
    — Jennifer Raynor, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This can swing prison time from a few years to a few decades.
    — Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Miller did get prison time for one attack.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Spota was the last of the three men to be serving prison time.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
  • How much prison time could Diddy get?
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Lamberth then slapped Nichols with prison time and the record fine.
    — Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
  • No amount of prison time will bring the victims back to their families.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • People who post such content would face penalties and prison time.
    — Maria Curi, Axios, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Bannon agreed to plead guilty in the case in exchange for avoiding prison time.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Still, Resecker could serve more prison time than either of them.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • If no weapon is involved, penalties can still include fines and prison time.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
  • State law has changed to allow judges greater discretion on adding the prison time.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Records show that the court later suspended any prison time.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
  • At one point, tourists faced prison time for breaking the quarantine.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The rapper turned country singer is open about his prison time for robbery and drug charges.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • That ruling could reduce his total prison time.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That ruling could reduce his total prison time.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The charges carry potential prison time and fines.
    — Jj Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That man is currently serving prison time.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Kay is serving prison time for his role in Skaggs’ death.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Lil Durk isn’t letting prison time stop him from giving his fans new music.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Newer court records urged the judge to increase prison time to account for his fleeing.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • What’s certain is that his bootleg hustle ended with prison time.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He was sentenced to prison time but given instant parole.
    — Nick Watt, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Those sentenced so far have been ordered to pay back their loan proceeds and have received no prison time.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The ruling could reduce Lai's total prison time.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The ruling could reduce Lai's total prison time.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Combs could face significant prison time.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • No prison time for anyone there, no real punishment?
    — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • If one is convicted of a hate crime, they could be sentenced to more prison time than the standard charge calls for.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025

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