Examples of life imprisonment in a Sentence
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Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was convicted of terrorism by a court in Abuja and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
He was arrested in 1993 and sentenced to life imprisonment, convicted for abducting and killing an Israeli police officer.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
They were each sentenced to life imprisonment for the deaths of the children, and received an additional 25 years in prison for the 44 other fatalities.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Routh faces up to life imprisonment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
He was arrested in 1993 and sentenced to life imprisonment, convicted for abducting and killing an Israeli police officer.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
They were each sentenced to life imprisonment for the deaths of the children, and received an additional 25 years in prison for the 44 other fatalities.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Routh faces up to life imprisonment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for life imprisonment
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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