cell block
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cell block
Example Sentences
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After Sarkozy entered prison Tuesday, Le Pen reposted a video that she suggested was taken inside his prison with inmates hurling insults at him from across the cell block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
He wasn’t surprised when, about a year after he received Stern’s letter, a trailer for a show about him appeared on the TV in the cell block.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
The pair were in the same cell block - Mann serving four years for his role in a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea in 2004 and Chivayo a couple of years for fraud.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
On the fifth floor, inspectors said, inmates were triple-bunked in a hot cell block where the air conditioners were filled with lint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
As White walked along the cell block tiers, he could see figures from his past, their eyes peering out from behind bars, their bodies gleaming with sweat.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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