Usage examples of "jail sentence" in English with translation to German

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He was put in jail for writing the book. Weil er das Buch geschrieben hatte, wurde er ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
How can I change this sentence? Wie kann ich diesen Satz ändern?
The drunk driver had to spend the night in jail. Der betrunkene Fahrer musste die Nacht in der Zelle verbringen.
Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom musste nur noch ein Wort abschneiden, damit sie für immer aus diesem Satz verschwände, unsere Mary.
"Where is my wife?" "She is in jail." „Wo ist meine Frau?“ — „Die ist im Gefängnis!“
Do not translate this sentence! Übersetzen Sie diesen Satz nicht!
Tom hopes Mary doesn't end up in jail. Tom hofft, dass Maria nicht im Gefängnis landet.
This is an example sentence. Das ist ein Beispielsatz.
In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded. In den USA gibt es mehr Häftlinge, als die Gefängnisse aufnehmen können. Daher sind die Haftanstalten überfüllt.
The teacher interpreted the sentence for us. Der Lehrer interpretierte den Satz für uns.
Tom's father is in jail. Toms Vater sitzt im Gefängnis.
Truth be told, this sentence uses the subjunctive mood. Ehrlich gesagt steht dieser Satz im Subjunktiv.
He spent three years in jail. Er war drei Jahre im Gefängnis.
Please change the sentence. Bitte ändern Sie den Satz.
The two men were released from jail. Die beiden Männer wurden aus dem Gefängnis entlassen.
This sentence can be translated to Arabic in many ways. Dieser Satz kann auf vielerlei Arten ins Arabische übersetzt werden.
Smith was arrested and put in jail. Smith wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
Please explain this sentence to me. Bitte erklär mir diesen Satz.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail. Seit mein Freund ins Gefängnis gegangen ist, sind 10 Tage vergangen.
This sentence doesn't exist yet on tatoeba.org. Dieser Satz existiert noch nicht auf tatoeba.org.
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