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
In February, a Hong Kong court sentenced Lai to 20 years in prison on charges of colluding with foreign forces.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
During the hearing, Evans accepted responsibility and was sentenced to five years, with two years to be served in custody and the remaining time on probation.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Smith was convicted and sentenced to life for murdering her sons.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
She was sentenced to two additional life sentences — which will be served consecutively — in July 2025, according to NBC News.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
In 2021, Brown was sentenced to 5-6 years in state prison followed by probation.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 12 May 2026
He was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison.
—Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Kelvin Evans was sentenced to five years with two years to be served in prison.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 May 2026
He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and has been in custody since August 2024.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
During the hearing, Evans accepted responsibility and was sentenced to five years, with two years to be served in custody and the remaining time on probation.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Smith was convicted and sentenced to life for murdering her sons.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
She was sentenced to two additional life sentences — which will be served consecutively — in July 2025, according to NBC News.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
In 2021, Brown was sentenced to 5-6 years in state prison followed by probation.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 12 May 2026
He was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison.
—Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Kelvin Evans was sentenced to five years with two years to be served in prison.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 12 May 2026
He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and has been in custody since August 2024.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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China’s excessive work culture became such a problem that it was condemned by the country’s top court in 2021.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and offered condolences to the victims’ families in a statement.—
Riaz Khan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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As part of these efforts, the US has ousted Venezuela’s former leader, expanded the US embargo on Cuba, prosecuted senior Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties, and punished Costa Rican journalists for criticizing a Washington ally.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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If lawmakers or their families are found guilty of insider trading, they should be punished and treated like any other criminal — exactly like the rest of us.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Once teased for their transness, Little Death is now eternally doomed to the bottom of the lake at Camp Tivoli when not seasonally resurfacing to kill horny teenagers (and, of course, doomed to be reincarnated in endless sequels).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Is Trump citizenship order doomed?—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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