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
If Pike had carried out the murder a year earlier, she could not be sentenced to death.
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
They were sentenced to time served for those offenses.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to a total of 35 years behind bars, and 10 years of extended supervision, upon his release.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors have asked that Combs be sentenced to at least 11 years and three months in prison for the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution he was found guilty of in July.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week Sleepy Hallow was sentenced by the same judge, Justice Danny Chun, to one year in jail following his guilty plea to a fourth-degree conspiracy charge.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Morris was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but all except six months of the jail time was suspended.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
They were sentenced to time served for those offenses.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to a total of 35 years behind bars, and 10 years of extended supervision, upon his release.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors have asked that Combs be sentenced to at least 11 years and three months in prison for the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution he was found guilty of in July.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week Sleepy Hallow was sentenced by the same judge, Justice Danny Chun, to one year in jail following his guilty plea to a fourth-degree conspiracy charge.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Morris was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but all except six months of the jail time was suspended.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Earlier the Democratic governor condemned a sweeping overnight raid carried out by federal authorities at a Chicago apartment building earlier this week.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between his year in prison, the damage to his reputation, professional harm, and a flood of civil lawsuits, Shapiro argued that Combs has been punished enough for his crimes.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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But if your data is bad, your AI initiatives are doomed from the start.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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High operation costs and noise concerns doomed the service, which ended in October 2003.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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