'jail' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'jail' with 20 example sentences.
- jail noun
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: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- jail verb
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: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
I spent months in jail because of you.
I don't want to end up in jail.
He was sentenced to three years in jail.
I ended up in jail.
You could go to jail for this.
"Where is my wife?" "She is in jail."
I learned this in jail.
She hanged herself in jail.
When I am queen, I will have you jailed.
Some prisoners have escaped from the jail.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
There are many innocent men in jail.
How do we get him out of jail?
Six months later, Dan was back in jail.
Let's tear down the jail.
The food in jail was better.
I hope they rot in jail.
I've never spent a day in jail.
The company accountant was sent to jail for cooking the books.
Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive.