sentenced

past tense of sentence

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Recent Examples of sentenced Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal. Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Manguchei pleaded to conspiracy to possess a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and was sentenced to 44 months in prison. Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 The former FedEx driver who was sentenced to death in May for the capital murder of 7-year-old Wise County girl Athena Strand has had his request for a new trial denied. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026 In October 2025, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child and was sentenced to six months in the Osage County, Oklahoma, jail. Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 On May 7, he was sentenced to up to 70 years in prison, per WILX. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 In early 2026, he was sentenced to 16 months behind bars after pleading guilty in connection with a 2024 DUI arrest. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 He was sentenced in 2024 to four years and five months in prison for conspiracy to commit subversion over his role in an unofficial primary election. ABC News, 26 July 2026 After getting caught committing wire fraud to get a $50,000 credit line for one of her businesses, Escoe got sentenced to six months in federal prison and a year of supervised release. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
Verb
  • The lack of rights owed to victims in canonical trials has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna and condemned anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • This is the president of the United States talking about her case … saying 'These people will be punished.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Upon learning of their retreat, Calvinus punished his troops by reportedly executing one-in-10 men from two units before setting his sights on the rebels.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • What ultimately doomed the plan was not simply opposition, but the breadth and speed of that opposition.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • We were probably doomed to have a good portion of the population poking whatever holes there were to find in James’ decision.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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