Plural of detainee
regular plural
The plural of detainee is detainees.
Forms of detainee
| Singular | detainee /ˌdɪteɪˈniː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | detainees |
| Countable | countable |
Detainees in a sentence
- The police have even released images of some detainees stripped down to their underwear, recalling images from Mr.2024 January 25, Iván Ulchur-Rota, “When Chaos Erupted in Ecuador, Disinformation Followed”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...
- The three detainees were actually army defectors wearing civilian clothing.From the entry civilian
- Once the planes arrived in El Salvador, the male detainees⁷ were stripped and shackled.2025 April 6, “KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIA, et al. v. KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, et al.”, in…. From the entry CECOT
- Former detainees have described physical abuse, mistreatment and hours of indoctrination in official Communist Party ideology.2022 August 25, Nick Cumming-Bruce, Austin Ramzy, “U.N. Report on Rights Abuses in Xinjiang May Be Delayed Again”, in The New York Times…. From the entry Dabancheng
- The vast majority of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank are incarcerated in prison facilities that are inside Israel proper.2024 March 21, Isaac Chotiner, quoting Tal Steiner, “The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners”, in The New Yorker, New York…. From the entry Israel proper
Meaning of detainee
- noun Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
Questions about the plural of detainee
- What is the plural of detainee?
- The plural of detainee is detainees.
- Is detainee countable?
- Detainee is a countable noun.
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