incarcerate
verb (used with object)
are incarcerating
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present progressiveof incarcerate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some are motivated by libertarian commitments, others by a religious belief in redemption and mercy, still others by economic arguments that we are incarcerating far too many people needlessly and at great cost.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 3, 2014
If you're really upset about the story, Mimi Bekhechi writes in the Independent, you should stop going to zoos, which are "incarcerating intelligent animals for profit".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2014
