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Jail — US. [dʒeɪl], UK. [dʒeɪl]

 

Main meanings of the word ‘Jail’:

  1. A facility or place where individuals are held in legal custody, typically as a form of punishment or while awaiting trial.
  2. To confine or imprison someone in a jail or similar facility.

 

10 simple sentences with ‘Jail’:

  • He went to jail for a year.
  • Jail is not a pleasant place.
  • The criminal is in jail.
  • Do you fear going to jail?
  • She visited him in jail.
  • He escaped from jail.
  • Life in jail is tough.
  • He regrets his jail time.
  • I have a friend in jail.
  • Jail reforms are necessary.

 

The sentences with ‘Jail’ from movies:

You put their comrades in jail. – Gandhi (1982)

Going to jail. – Murder Mystery (2019)

Did he go to jail? – Donnie Darko (2001)

They’re going to fish jail! – Finding Dory (2016)

I think Buford’s going to jail. – Back to the Future Part III (1990)

He was in jail. – You’ve Got Mail (1998)

They’re in Gongmen Jail on Black Dragon Alley. – Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

And they’ll throw me in jail. – Snowden (2016)

His father, Ovi Mahajan Senior, is in jail. – Extraction (2020)

You don’t have to go to jail. – How to Steal a Million (1966)

The guy’s in jail. – Boston Strangler (2023)

I really belong in jail. – Grand Hotel (1932)

Secure them jail time. – L.A. Confidential (1997)

It’s off to jail. – The Majestic (2001)

You’re going to jail. – Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Put him in jail. – Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

He’s in jail? – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Let’s all go to jail! – Parasite (2019)

If it were me, you’d go to jail. – Bicycle Thieves (1948)

But that’s the jail. – His Girl Friday (1940)

Kept you out of jail. – The Beekeeper (2024)

Dad’s totally going to jail. – Toy Story 4 (2019)

Man, we’re goin’ to jail. – Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

I’m going to jail. – Final Destination 2 (2003)

I ain’t going to jail. – A Thousand and One (2023)

But I’m not going to jail. – Scary Movie (2000)

1000 dollars and 90 days in jail. – Interstate 60 (2002)

And go to jail? – A Walk on the Moon (1999)

We’re celebratin’ the jail burned down. – Misfits (1961)

Sixteen years old, spent a night in jail. – The Hangover Part II (2011)

I wasn’t in jail. – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

You are so close to going to jail. – Quarantine (2008)

Now take me to jail. – Goodfellas (1990)

Get indicted, go to jail. – Hancock (2008)

Oh, Missy, you’re going to jail. – The Help (2011)

You have innocent people in jail for that. – I In the Name of the Father (1993)

I spent six months in jail. – Drive (2011)

Three months in jail, same thing. – The Gods Must Be Crazy (1984)

I’d rather see you in jail. – Batman Forever (1995)

He’s in jail! – Thor (2011)

Are we going to jail? – Dinner in America (2021)

Cotton Weary’s in jail. – Scream (1996)

You put them in jail overnight. – The Usual Suspects (1995)

I could go to jail. – Ghost (1990)

Happy New Year to you in jail! – It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

So you don’t go to jail, maybe? – We Have a Ghost (2023)

I’m not going back to jail. – Ant-Man (2015)

$75,000 fine and no jail. – Say Anything (1989)

They’re gonna bury you under the jail. – The Town (2010)

We go to jail, peacefully, quietly. – Ghostbusters (1984)

Go to jail, or go home? – Training Day (2001)

You go to jail. – The Terminal (2004)

You ever been to jail, Tony? – Scarface (1983)

They could throw you in jail. – Tetris (2023)

She’s in jail. – Zodiac (2007)