How to Use on both counts in a Sentence
on both counts
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Norvell, in hindsight, fell short on both counts.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Trump does the opposite on both counts.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Dugan faces up to six years in prison if she’s convicted on both counts.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Court records show the verdict cleared her on both counts, and the case has since been closed.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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They were mistaken on both counts.
—Wendy Cutler, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2021
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Markowitz faces up to three years and eight months in state prison if convicted on both counts.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rocky faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted on both counts.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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The jury convicted him on both counts.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Gutierrez-Reed faces up to three years in jail if convicted on both counts.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
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The Razorbacks pleased their coaches on both counts over three days.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2022
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That’s a claim that others would argue is overstated on both counts.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
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But he was still convicted on both counts by a jury and sentenced to four months in prison.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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On this side of the river, congestion pricing is working on both counts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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The meat was wonderfully seasoned and cooked as ordered -- well done on both counts.
—Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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If convicted on both counts, Gutierrez Reed faces up to three years in prison.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023
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Scientific studies show that's false on both counts — the rate and the regret.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
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This season has been successful on both counts for Ellington.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2021
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If convicted on both counts, Jones could be sentenced up to 25 years in prison.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
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He was cleared on both counts by a jury whom the judge praised for its thoughtful deliberation.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
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Unless nuclear nations do better on both counts, this list is likely to grow.
—Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2021
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Legal experts said doing so could have been a path to full acquittal – or to guilty verdicts on both counts.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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He was found guilty on both counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
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The judge rejected the defense’s request for a mistrial on both counts.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joseph is facing a possible life sentence if convicted on both counts.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
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The detective concluded Nagy lied on both counts, his report shows.
—Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
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McGinnis, 47, went to trial and was convicted on both counts.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
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This walk-to-the-slopes mountain contemporary delivers on both counts.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
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But by the end of the five-week Senate trial, Clinton was acquitted on both counts.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 11 Jan. 2021
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The jury was directed to consider a term of between five and 99 years, or life, on both counts.
—Emerson Clarridge updated February 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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But success on both counts doesn’t necessarily mean the organism will meet the customer’s needs.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2016
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