as in condemned
to impose a judicial punishment on
the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
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Recent Examples of sentenced
Following his 2018 conviction, Williams was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fernandez’s boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death in 2018, and his automatic appeal petition is currently pending in California Supreme Court.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Bingham pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in February and will be sentenced in May, prosecutors said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Everard was murdered in March 2021 by Wayne Couzens, a serving police officer, who has since been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Hickerson reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced for driving while intoxicated and for failing to equip his vehicle with two working headlights on March 16, according to court records.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Duckett was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Morris, the founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
He is expected to be sentenced to 40 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fernandez’s boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death in 2018, and his automatic appeal petition is currently pending in California Supreme Court.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Bingham pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in February and will be sentenced in May, prosecutors said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Everard was murdered in March 2021 by Wayne Couzens, a serving police officer, who has since been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Hickerson reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced for driving while intoxicated and for failing to equip his vehicle with two working headlights on March 16, according to court records.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Duckett was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Morris, the founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
He is expected to be sentenced to 40 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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The Castro family has been lauded as heroes by some, but condemned as repressive by others.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, has condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security and Florida Division of Emergency Management, which oversees operations at the detention center, have denied allegations of inhumane conditions at the facility, including reports from detainees that they were punished by being placed in an outdoor cage.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But whoever might be convicted will be lightly punished.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As a result, the franchise is caught between the competing impulses to preserve its legacy as a romantic ideal and to modernize itself for an audience that no longer believes in that mirage — resulting, most recently, in a casting that was doomed to fail on all fronts.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Johnson’s campaign would be doomed if Willie Wilson were to decide to run again.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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