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
Brown pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal and a judge sentenced him to serve between six and eight years in prison.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison and was released on parole in August 2024, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
After being sentenced to 10 years in prison and spending some time behind bars — plus enduring a lengthy trial — Tortora’s conviction was eventually fully overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court in 1987 amid widespread belief that the TV host had been the victim of corrupt judges and prosecutors.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Federal prisons house not just sentenced individuals but pretrial detainees who are legally presumed innocent.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 20 years, with eight years to be served in prison and the other 12 years on probation, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 26, 2023, Kendra was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison and was released on parole in August 2024, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
After being sentenced to 10 years in prison and spending some time behind bars — plus enduring a lengthy trial — Tortora’s conviction was eventually fully overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court in 1987 amid widespread belief that the TV host had been the victim of corrupt judges and prosecutors.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Federal prisons house not just sentenced individuals but pretrial detainees who are legally presumed innocent.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 20 years, with eight years to be served in prison and the other 12 years on probation, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 26, 2023, Kendra was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers condemned the TEA’s investigation in a statement Saturday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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And that should be completely and totally condemned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Raphinha is not the first player Flick has punished over timekeeping during his time at Barcelona.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has already punished nations like India with tariffs for buying Russian oil.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bayrou deserves a share of the blame, as his attempts to muster support for €44 billion in drastic spending cuts were doomed from the outset.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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