Example Sentences

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The camera is almost always static; the frame is frozen in a way that virtually imprisons the characters, suggesting that their blinkered belief systems similarly constrain their thoughts and direct their deeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Mommy Fortuna, a wizened witch voiced by the late Angela Lansbury, cages the creature in a sideshow attraction to make a buck and secure her legacy in the memory of the deathless creatures she imprisons.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2022

“The notoriety of this case imprisons Mr. Haggis, and he can only be free to work again when he wins at trial,” his attorney, Seth Zuckerman, says in the motion, according to Variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Still, in the United States, which imprisons more people than any other country, some of Norway’s methods have been adopted by Oregon and North Dakota.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2019

Banning not only confines one physically, it imprisons one’s spirit.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela