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Sing Sing

American  
[sing sing] / ˈsɪŋ ˌsɪŋ /

noun

  1. the state prison at Ossining, New York.

  2. former name of Ossining.


Sing Sing British  

noun

  1. a prison in New York State, in Ossining

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Etymology

Origin of Sing Sing

variant of Ossining

Example Sentences

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Both were also nominated last year for writing the prison-set “Sing Sing.”

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Plus, the “Sing Sing” and “Euphoria” actor has advice for hopeless romantics.

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Plus, the “Sing Sing” and “Euphoria” actor has advice for hopeless romantics.

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Actor Colman Domingo—star of films and TV shows including “Rustin,” “Sing Sing” and “Fear the Walking Dead”—is widely considered one of the best-dressed men in Hollywood.

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While Domingo is taking on big-budget spectacles, he still keeps a foot in indie films, working with A24 on Sing Sing, for example.

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