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
He was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison but was released after three years.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 20 years, with eight years to be served in prison and the other 12 years on probation, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The other hitman, Luis Rivera, was sentenced to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal in exchange for his testimony in the case.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 26, 2023, Kendra was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Debose, who was 18 at the time he was charged, was sentenced to 33-60 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a police officer after Reckling's family opted out of a lengthy process to secure a life sentence.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Peterson was sentenced to 10 years in prison and is now incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison but was released after three years.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 20 years, with eight years to be served in prison and the other 12 years on probation, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The other hitman, Luis Rivera, was sentenced to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal in exchange for his testimony in the case.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 26, 2023, Kendra was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Debose, who was 18 at the time he was charged, was sentenced to 33-60 years in prison for the first-degree murder of a police officer after Reckling's family opted out of a lengthy process to secure a life sentence.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Peterson was sentenced to 10 years in prison and is now incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentenced
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Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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One employee claimed McCarthy punished employees who complained about his management by reducing their roles in journalistic projects.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That mismatch, where management is rewarded while shareholders are punished, is a classic sign of weak governance.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Are moral and religious quests doomed to cause more harm than good?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The task of rewriting the state’s AI rules in a week was likely doomed from the start, agreed Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, who sponsored the initial rules and the recent attempt to rewrite them.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Sentenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentenced. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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