imprison
verb (used with object)
to confine in or as if in a prison.
has imprisoned
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present perfectof imprison (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since its opening 19 years ago, the Guantanamo Bay detention facility has imprisoned nearly 800 people.
From Fox News ● Sep. 8, 2021
Zuma has imprisoned for defying a court order to testify before a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption during his term as president from 2009 to 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the government has imprisoned some 800 people on charges related to international terrorism, according to the Intercept database.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
As “Homeland’s” penultimate season began, with near self-parodic bluster, now-President Keane has imprisoned hundreds of members of the intelligence community in retaliation for an attempt on her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2020
And even though the Doctorita is the one who has imprisoned me, I feel grateful that she has decided to take me out.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
