throw into prison

Frequency: 7.410.8 per million words

to imprison someone, typically for a serious crime

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Examples (10)

  • The dictator threatened to throw dissidents into prison.
  • Many innocent people were thrown into prison during the political unrest.
  • The judge had no choice but to throw the repeat offender into prison.
  • They tried to throw him into prison on trumped-up charges.
  • If found guilty, he could be thrown into prison for a long time.
  • The government's new policy allows them to throw anyone suspected of treason into prison without trial.
  • Historically, political rivals were often thrown into prison without due process.
  • The police were ordered to throw all protestors into prison.
  • He was eventually thrown into prison for his role in the conspiracy.
  • To silence dissent, the regime would often throw outspoken critics into prison.