incarcerate
verb (used with object)
incarcerated
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past participleof incarcerate.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 incarcerate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Deputies are supposed to walk the corridors of county jails every half-hour to check on the welfare of the incarcerated men, and yet a report released in mid-August by L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
It didn’t matter that “While incarcerated, Christa worked to heal the impact of childhood abuse and neglect.”
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Christa is a 50-year-old remorseful woman who understands her actions, receives proper treatment for her mental illness, and provides for and guides fellow incarcerated women."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Earlier this year, Kao agreed to meet a ProPublica reporter at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he is incarcerated.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before his father was incarcerated, Tyrone was supposedly doing O.K. in school.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
