Sentence examples for were not prisoners from inspiring English sources
One woman, afterwards, told me she'd especially liked what criminologist Sylvie Frigon had shared: that they were not "prisoners" but "women in prison".
It accelerated when he declared that Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters were not "prisoners of war".
That feeling was reinforced by the fact that, while we journalists were not prisoners, we were not free agents either.
Miguel Moratinos, a European Union representative, visited the group today and insisted that the men were not prisoners or deportees.
Until the past few days, senior American officials had brushed aside such concerns, declaring that the "detainees" were not prisoners of war, but terrorists.
Until the past few days, senior American officials had brushed aside such concerns, declaring that the prisoners were not prisoners of war, but terrorists.
But we weren't prisoners in the traditional sense — we were prisoners although we hadn't done anything".
In detention you are routinely reminded that immigration detention is not a prison and you are not prisoners.
"No, we are not prisoners," Hany told his daughter.
"We are not prisoners here, or are we?" she asks.
