imprison
verb (used with object)
to confine in or as if in a prison.
imprisoned
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past participleof imprison.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof imprison.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
imprisonverb (used with object)to confine in or as if in a prison.
Example Sentences
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There is not a word about those arrested, executed or imprisoned in the gulag, the Soviet Union's vast network of prison labour camps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
A Home Office spokesman said Abdela was the 20th small boat pilot to be imprisoned in four months for endangering lives at sea.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He says there are hundreds of Ecuadorean fishermen imprisoned in the U.S. and Central America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Weinstein, imprisoned and suffering from declining health, sought relief in both California and New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Law school had seemed abstract and disconnected before, but after meeting the desperate and imprisoned, it all became relevant and critically important.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
