cell block
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cell block
Example Sentences
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These kids had fancy snacks, posters and portable speakers, while my kid was in a gray cell block staring at four concrete walls like she was about to do hard time for grand larceny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Allan Marshall, 30, was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015 when he was restrained on the floor of a cell block.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Joe Stegner, a former Republican leader, helped bring Idaho closer than ever toward building a hospital to replace the cell block in 2007 and 2008.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
In 2021, while watching a Super Bowl commercial on a TV bolted to the wall of a cell block, I saw something I had never seen before.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2023
At the back of this room, a row of thin metal slots looked out onto the main hallway of the cell block.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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