Used in a Sentence

brig

How to use brig in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brig.

Editorial note

There's no brig to throw him in, as he's a civilian.

Examples10
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brig gathered in one view.

noun

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

noun

a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brig.

noun

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

noun

a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

Example sentences

1

There's no brig to throw him in, as he's a civilian.

2

This guy has spent 3 years in solitary confinement and is facing 35 more in the brig.

3

He basically talked Manning into putting himself in the brig so he can go be the hero.

4

Perhaps the brig on future starships will be located just above a floor containing a tape factory.

5

His treatment hasn't been normal.>For most of his time at the brig, Manning was held in highly restrictive pretrial confinement.

6

Of course military and intelligence agencies shouldn't have taken innocent people from Afghanistan and stuck them in a brig without due process rights.

7

He was held in a military brig in South Carolina, longer than he should have because of litigation surrounding the authority of the Bush administration to hold him without charges.

8

On two occasions a medical officer determined that suicide risk status was no longer warranted and the brig staff did not immediately take PFC Manning off the suicide risk status, Galaviz wrote in his February 23 findings.

9

In the other article from WaPo about Manning sentencing, there was this quote:"Manning will receive a credit of 1,293 days for the time he has been confined prior to the sentence, including 112 days of credit for abusive treatment he was subjected to in the brig at the Quantico Marine Base.

10

When he goes to sleep, he is required to strip down to his underwear and surrender his clothing to the guards.”[2]According to an official at the Marine brig at Quantico, Va., the nudity is in fact happening[3][4].Now, I'm not saying that all the aforementioned accusations are true, but it now seems clear that the solitary confinement and forced nudity at least are happening - over several months of illegal incarceration without due trial of any kind.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brig in a sentence?

There's no brig to throw him in, as he's a civilian.

What does brig mean?

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

What part of speech is brig?

brig is commonly used as noun.