detention home
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detention home
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Emile Griffith grew up as a man-child at a boys’ detention home in the Virgin Islands.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2012
For Larry's own safety, he had to be kept in the detention home, even on Christmas Day.
From Time Magazine Archive
No ward of the detention home had ever gone to school there, at least while still a ward.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
And ie told me that the lady in charge of the detention home, a Mrs. Swerlin, and her husband were, very good people.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
“Maybe they put him in a detention home or something.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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