Example Sentences

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“In the interim, they are prisoners of geography. They don’t have too many options but to engage Iran. Iran is in the position where it knows that people will have to talk to it now.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Soon book stores in Philadelphia were calling, and prisoners were asking relatives to buy them copies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Officials have decontaminated the facility’s inmate housing as a precaution and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff for possible symptoms, The Mercury News reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Liberty is donating these fabrics to prisoners, to continue their crafting.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Several times I had watched columns of prisoners of war being marched along the streets in Dresden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo