sentenced

past tense of sentence

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Recent Examples of sentenced Kohberger later pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Oyler has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats, and in 2006 he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release on hate crime charges. Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 July 2026 He was convicted on five state charges a year later and sentenced to life in prison. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 July 2026 Judge Salvador Vasquez sentenced her to 18 months in work release and one year on probation, court filings show. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 She was ultimately sentenced to life in prison with an eligibility for parole after 15 years served. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 Blakemore was sentenced to 135 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, court documents show. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
Verb
  • In March, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The day after a vigil turned out hundreds in Portland, a group of several dozen protestors gathered near an ICE facility in Scarborough and condemned Collins for supporting legislation to expand funding for ICE.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The stock was punished, and the company faced litigation and policy pressure in key cyber-charter markets.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The mood grew tense as regular time ticked away, with any mistake sure to be punished by a tournament-ending goal.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Impeachments are doomed to fail anyway, because unless the Democrats win 67 Senate seats, there will be no convictions.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Sleeping separately doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed.
    Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 7 July 2026

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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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