as in jail
a dark underground space in a castle used for keeping prisoners
The king threw them into the dungeon.
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Recent Examples of dungeon
Families, jubilant and tearful, comb the dungeons of the old regime in search of loved ones, or traces of them.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Torture chamber or medieval dungeon; all these sorts of phrases could be applicable to Rikers.
—Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The detainees themselves left their own clues, scratched into the walls of underground cells that are perhaps better described as dungeons.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Should you be caught working, you will be picked up and thrown into the fully functional dungeon for a ten-minute time-out.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Torture chamber or medieval dungeon; all these sorts of phrases could be applicable to Rikers.
—Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The detainees themselves left their own clues, scratched into the walls of underground cells that are perhaps better described as dungeons.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Should you be caught working, you will be picked up and thrown into the fully functional dungeon for a ten-minute time-out.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dungeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
Noun
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When the pandemic came, the sisters were no longer allowed inside McHenry jail.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Deterring criminal behavior With clear penalties, including fines and jail time, this legislation will serve as a deterrent to anyone contemplating unlawful occupancy of another person’s home.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Biden also commuted the sentence of Michelle West, who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed between 1987 and 1993.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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He was convicted of a drug offense in 1994 and served eight years in prison.—
Colleen Long,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The mesh cage design can take a beating and roll right on.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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Azeem, who is reportedly in his late 20s, entered the cage without the permission of the farm owner.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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On most cars, the filler neck has a ventilation system which releases air from the tanks as fuel enters it.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The underground storage tanks were removed in 1989.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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He was freed on parole from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal penitentiary on Nov. 30, 1948, after serving 32 months of his five-year prison sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Disinfect boots and other gear when moving between coops.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Dec. 2024
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Since sharing the initial video, the Australian owner has decided to keep the chickens and has even built a coop.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
1 Nov. 2024
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