have jailed
- present perfect of jail.
Example Sentences
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The official said many more children have jailed parents but aren’t in the records.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
He told Johnstone, of Kingussie, that he would have jailed him for four years if he had been convicted after a trial.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2020
Corruption investigations have jailed scores of powerful businessmen and politicians in recent years, and alienated infuriated voters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2018
Capt. Eben Bratcher says Yuma authorities have jailed and prosecuted about 140 immigrants in the past year and that that’s cost taxpayers about $1 million in jail time and other costs.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
It would only have satisfied her lower instincts of vengeance to have jailed Pauline.
From Erik Dorn by Hecht, Ben
