Sentence examples for jail by from inspiring English sources

"jail by" is not a grammatically correct phrase.
It does not convey a complete thought and is not commonly used in written English. Instead, you could use phrases like "sentenced to jail" or "imprisoned by." Example: The criminal was sentenced to jail by the judge for his crimes.

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He survived in jail by playing chess with the authorities.

The New Yorker

He could easily be in jail by now, at 15".

The Guardian

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL, by Jimmy Breslin.

The New York Times - Books

He avoided jail by enrolling in a drug rehabilitation center.

The New York Times - Arts

Several have escaped jail by jumping bail and fleeing-back to Cuba.

The Economist

He could have avoided jail by proving he was indigent and could not pay.

The New York Times

In 1986 he escaped from the Erie county jail by scaling a fence.

The Guardian

In that world aliens try to escape from jail by attacking the towers.

The New York Times

One day the president may start sending people to jail by decree.

The New York Times

They had been yanked out of jail by a mob and strung up.

The New Yorker

I was born in 1920, and I was in jail by the time I was fifteen.

The New Yorker

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