prisonlike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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KAMPALA, Uganda—Fifteen migrants the U.S. deported to Cameroon in recent weeks are being held in prisonlike conditions at a secret detention facility, according to lawyers for some of the deportees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
As chaos grows, her refuge, a modern apartment complex, grows more prisonlike.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
“My goal is to lead everybody to more open and accessible schools, instead of prisonlike spaces,” the architect says.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2019
Advocates fear the plan could put patients in prisonlike conditions, and that staff could feel less motivated to treat them if they can be isolated quickly.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2015
With the steel plates up, the deck was dark and dismal and prisonlike.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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