Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Stay
Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
How words are described
| pleasant | pleasant jail | pleasant stay |
| normal | normal jail | normal stay |
| dead | dead jail | dead stay |
| bad | bad jail | bad stay |
| Other adjectives: infamous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ironically, he had escaped from jail before he did this, so it was more of a Stay Out Of Jail Free Card.
Source: "Get out of Jail Free" Card -
Honor Before Reason: Why he chose to stay in jail and be executed instead of escape when he was given the chance—or just leave Athens before he could even be tried.
Source: Creator / Socrates - Which is kinda pointless, as, per Brazilian law, no criminal can stay in jail for more than 30 years.
Source: Longer-Than-Life Sentence
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