Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of inmate
The Second Look Act would allow inmates imprisoned for 20 years or more and who committed their crime between the ages of 18 and 24 the right to petition for a sentence reconsideration hearing before a judge.
—
Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The dismissal comes after the actress was arrested on Saturday, March 29, at 10:15 a.m. local time, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's inmate information website.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In/Out: The Order List IN: Nothing The Supreme Court took up no new cases at its recent weekly conference
OUT: Death row case
The court declined to take up Missouri death row inmate Lance Shockley’s petition seeking a legal pathway to claim his lawyer was ineffective.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
An inmate alerted staff to what was happening before correction officers and medical staff began chest compressions, Devlin wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inmate
Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The dismissal comes after the actress was arrested on Saturday, March 29, at 10:15 a.m. local time, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's inmate information website.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In/Out: The Order List IN: Nothing The Supreme Court took up no new cases at its recent weekly conference
OUT: Death row case
The court declined to take up Missouri death row inmate Lance Shockley’s petition seeking a legal pathway to claim his lawyer was ineffective.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
An inmate alerted staff to what was happening before correction officers and medical staff began chest compressions, Devlin wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inmate
Cite this Entry
“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share