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
The last of three men linked to the May 2023 slaying of a Little Rock man whose body was found in some bushes has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to two years in prison, with credit for time served.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Kirk, 33, was sentenced to four months in prison and had his certification as a law enforcement officer revoked by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, in effect banning him from working as a police officer in the state.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
An Aurora man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for first-degree murder in connection with the 2024 shooting of his former domestic partner, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Paulette Carpoff was sentenced to 11 years and three months in the case.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo received 30 years, Nelson Abilio Castro-Zelaya was sentenced to 15 years, and Tomas Estrada-Torres received over 12 years.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Mastrangelo was convicted in 2001 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and was sentenced to 47 months in prison.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Lyann Goudie sentenced Covington to 30 years in prison Monday for causing the death of Josiyah Robinson.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to two years in prison, with credit for time served.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Kirk, 33, was sentenced to four months in prison and had his certification as a law enforcement officer revoked by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, in effect banning him from working as a police officer in the state.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
An Aurora man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for first-degree murder in connection with the 2024 shooting of his former domestic partner, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Paulette Carpoff was sentenced to 11 years and three months in the case.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo received 30 years, Nelson Abilio Castro-Zelaya was sentenced to 15 years, and Tomas Estrada-Torres received over 12 years.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Mastrangelo was convicted in 2001 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and was sentenced to 47 months in prison.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Lyann Goudie sentenced Covington to 30 years in prison Monday for causing the death of Josiyah Robinson.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group dedicated to the civil rights of Muslim Americans, immediately condemned the congressman's words.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those chats at the time were condemned by GOP leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson, though Vice President JD Vance notably declined to denounce them.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hours after the Pentagon punished Anthropic last Friday, OpenAI announced a deal to effectively replace Anthropic with ChatGPT in classified military environments.—
Matt O'Brien,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The regime had, over the years, brutally punished ever-increasing dissent, most recently by killing thousands of protesters who had taken to the streets in January.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Brontë’s novel is much weirder and more subtle than virtually all of its screen adaptations, most of which ignore the book’s violent second half entirely in favor of the more straightforward, though doomed, love affair between Cathy and Heathcliff.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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After the tour, both Inserra and Nelson were convinced the tree was doomed.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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