How to Use verdict in a Sentence
verdict
noun- The verdict was not guilty.
- Do you want my verdict on the meal?
- The jury reached a guilty verdict.
- The critic's verdict about the show was positive.
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If the verdict had gone the other way, what would that have meant for the film?
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 July 2023
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The courtroom was packed as the verdict was read aloud.
—al, 3 June 2022
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The foreman, the sole Black man on the panel, wept when the verdict was read.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2022
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For some on the BrainTrust, the verdict was yet in on how well this will work.
—Tom Ryan, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
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Their verdicts led us to select only the best of the batch.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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The verdicts were hailed as marking a new era of justice in the #MeToo era.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
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In the looks department, the verdict is clear at first glance.
—Nick Czap, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2021
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Ward on Wednesday said Bryant is pleased with the not guilty verdict.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 31 May 2023
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What was David Swift's verdict for Karen Swift's death?
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The verdict: The first thing our tasters noticed was the darker color of the noodles.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
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Potter has been at the state's women’s prison in Shakopee since the guilty verdict.
—Amy Forliti, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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The victim’s mother urged the judge to keep the verdict or retry Jenkins.
—Andrew Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2021
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Travis McMichael, 35, stood for the verdict, his lawyer’s arm around his shoulder.
—Russ Bynum, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2021
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The jury of eight women and four men took five hours to reach their verdict.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
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Feinstein condemned the verdict and urged the city to stay calm.
—Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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The jury took just under two hours to reach a guilty verdict.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2022
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Vander Ark was sick and not in the courtroom when the jury reached its verdict.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
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Court will reconvene at 10:30 a.m. ET for the verdict to be read.
—Mike Hayes, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
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Davila then sent them back to the jury room to fill out their verdict form.
—Michael Liedtke, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2022
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The verdict came in on March 1, after a six-day trial: guilty on all counts.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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From start to finish, the reading of the verdict took less than three minutes.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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The mixed verdict for Combs is a stunning end for the blockbuster trial.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
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City lawyers told the judge that a decision on whether to appeal the verdict would be made in the coming days.
—John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2023
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Since then, Heard had been fighting an appeal of the verdict.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 Dec. 2022
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And in July, Trump gave his verdict, which is that uploading is always fair use, and this might have an impact on how the Supreme Court rules on this issue.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Those charged with lese majeste can face months or even years in pre-trial detention, contending with the cramped and harsh environment of Thai prison life before even receiving a verdict.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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