reformatory
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Synonyms for reformatory
Synonyms: Adjective
amendatory, corrective, rectifying, reformative, remedial, remedying
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Examples of reformatory in a Sentence
Adjective
the belief that manual labor was a reformatory experience for convicted felons, who would learn the value of hard workRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The tunnel and sewer pipe used in Andy’s escape were props used in the movie that are on display inside the reformatory. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "‘Shawshank’ 25th anniversary: How movie redeemed Mansfield’s notorious Ohio State Reformatory," 21 July 2019 Some of the actors from the film will be on hand for the festivities, and there will be tours of the reformatory, which is reputed to harbor ghosts. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "Celebrate ‘Shawshank,’ watch Illinois and Wisconsin battle it out in the Border War Beer Fest and more Midwest events," 19 July 2019 In the Jim Crow Florida of the early 1960s, two boys land in a juvenile reformatory and fight to have a future. — John Timpane, https://www.inquirer.com, "Big summer books for 2019 by Mark Haddon, Elizabeth Gilbert, Colson Whitehead, Tan France," 5 June 2019 Designed to be self-supporting — by using prison labor — the complex housed a farm, reformatory and penitentiary. — Alison Lake, Washington Post, "Resident Curator program offers a historic Virginia home for lease. Repairs needed.," 27 May 2018 In operation from 1896 to 1990, the reformatory draws people from all over the world for its ghost hunts. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "Macaques on the move in Indy, ghost hunts in Ohio and more Midwest happenings," 30 Apr. 2018 There was that three-year stint in a reformatory, as a teen-ager, for armed robbery and auto theft. — David Remnick, The New Yorker, "Chuck Berry Lives!," 18 Mar. 2017 Berry served three years of a 10-year sentence at a reformatory. — Hillel Italie And Jim Suhr, Esquire, "Chuck Berry, the Inventor of Rock and Roll, Has Died at 90," 18 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reformatory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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