asylums
- plural of asylum.
Example Sentences
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Or were they swimming with the normative current in order to maintain careers, families, social standing — or, for that matter, to avoid being sent to asylums for shock treatment?
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Orson and Lorenzo, consummate showmen, were summoned to prisons, where they inspected the heads of inmates and guessed their crimes; at lunatic asylums they were challenged to identify the patients’ disorders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It is open to those with an interest in "history and mystery" and involves picking up on paranormal activity using "the latest ghost-hunting equipment" at Willow Court, one of Australia's oldest asylums.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
Promoters of forced treatment often push a well-known tale: Since the 1950s, many state hospital asylums have closed, and strict, rights-protecting mental health laws emerged.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
I couldn’t stop reading about the horrors—especially the stories about orphan asylums filled with unloved and underfed waifs.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
