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
Caneiro was sentenced for a host of other charges he was convicted of.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Santamaria’s codefendants, Hershel Tsikman and Hafizullah Ebady, were sentenced earlier in May to 10 years and eight years, respectively, behind bars.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
His mother, Deja Taylor, was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to child neglect in connection with the shooting.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Judge James Lang sentenced Pena to between 17 and 20 years, to be followed by five years of probation with a GPS monitoring, the DA said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Domestic abuse Panettiere opened up about her relationship with ex Brian Hickerson, who was sentenced to 45 days in prison for domestic violence in 2021.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
In August 2023, Mackenzie was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life in prison with credit for time served and a permanent suspension of her driver's license.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
In 1999, a jury found Ng guilty of 11 counts of first-degree murder, and was sentenced to death.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
He was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison.
—Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Santamaria’s codefendants, Hershel Tsikman and Hafizullah Ebady, were sentenced earlier in May to 10 years and eight years, respectively, behind bars.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
His mother, Deja Taylor, was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to child neglect in connection with the shooting.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Judge James Lang sentenced Pena to between 17 and 20 years, to be followed by five years of probation with a GPS monitoring, the DA said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Domestic abuse Panettiere opened up about her relationship with ex Brian Hickerson, who was sentenced to 45 days in prison for domestic violence in 2021.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
In August 2023, Mackenzie was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life in prison with credit for time served and a permanent suspension of her driver's license.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
In 1999, a jury found Ng guilty of 11 counts of first-degree murder, and was sentenced to death.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
He was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison.
—Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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The attack was swiftly condemned by mediator Pakistan and other countries.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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The property has a hazardous history — with more than 50 code violations cited in the last five years and the property was condemned at least one other time, according to city documents.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Europe has for years tried to isolate the Russian leader and punished his country with international sanctions.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Card policy is supposed to be enforced by the city finance director and lapses are to be punished by cancelation of card access.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
14 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
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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