strip search
noun
: a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing
Examples of strip search in a Sentence
The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.
Recent Examples on the Web
The facility, under a consent decree since 2017, has eliminated pepper spray and reduced the use of strip searches and restraints.
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Youth who are committed to a detention center are more likely than other juveniles to have suffered abuse and neglect, and strip searches can retraumatize them.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Advocates have been decrying the use of strip searches for years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
The jail fight A little after 5 a.m. that morning, Caputo entered Broward Main Jail and was taken to the strip search cell where the fight took place.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Youth who are committed to a detention center are more likely than other juveniles to have suffered abuse and neglect, and strip searches can retraumatize them.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Advocates have been decrying the use of strip searches for years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
The jail fight A little after 5 a.m. that morning, Caputo entered Broward Main Jail and was taken to the strip search cell where the fight took place.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for strip search
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“Strip search.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20search. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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