exculpatory

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of exculpatory Levy did not find those messages exculpatory. Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 In fact, during his trial, when Sheriff Jenkins tried to offer exculpatory evidence to support himself, the Biden Judge, Robert Ballou, refused to allow it, shut him down, and then went on a tirade. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025 His case was dismissed mid-trial after the judge found that the prosecution had withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025 The prosecution has an ethical obligation and duty to turn over everything that can be exculpatory, Marris said. Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exculpatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpatory
Adjective
  • In turn, real-time market data from the platform is used to continuously stress-test and refine the underlying analytical architecture.
    Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Replacing Weir with Ayto — who is 15 years younger and has an analytical background — is part of that process in an environment where data is increasingly driving the club’s player recruitment.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Kate Zambreno’s Animal Stories, the newest installment in the publisher’s Undelivered Lectures series, relates Nabokov’s anecdote as part of a searching, charmingly discursive meditation on zoos.
    Book Marks August 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Exculpatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpatory. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!