condemned cell
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The paper notes Dutchman Dylan Snel and Canadian Lindsey Petersen had spent a "terrifying" night in the condemned cell of Sabah's prison, because the usual holding pens were full.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2015
The door is unlocked and we enter Bristol Prison’s condemned cell for the last time.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2014
Clearly seething with rage, Mujib described his life "in a condemned cell in a desert area in the scorching heat," for nine months without news of his family or the outside world.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When brought back capitally condemned, he was of necessity put into the condemned cell; and when once there, no visitor may be left alone with him."
From The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Trollope, Anthony
Friends who visited him in the condemned cell begged him to confide in them, but he would never do so, and when he died the secret died with him.
From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
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