as in rulings
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen
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as in condemns
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 sentences
James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving their sentences in Israeli jails and another 1,700 who have been detained in Gaza, according to a BBC source in Gaza.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Known for his winding sentences and dystopian themes, Krasznahorkai has frequently been compared to Kafka and Gogol.
—Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Most defendants received sentences of less than 15 years in prison, even in cases involving multiple fatalities or high blood alcohol levels.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
These absorbing sentences, whose endless commas are a copy editor’s nightmare, would seem to defy adaptation into film.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Over on her own page, Deahl reshared the post to her Instagram Stories with a few sentences addressing the secrecy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the Hollywood 10 served prison sentences between 1950 and 1951.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Graduates of the program can get their sentences reduced by up to a year, Zoukis said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving their sentences in Israeli jails and another 1,700 who have been detained in Gaza, according to a BBC source in Gaza.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Known for his winding sentences and dystopian themes, Krasznahorkai has frequently been compared to Kafka and Gogol.
—Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Most defendants received sentences of less than 15 years in prison, even in cases involving multiple fatalities or high blood alcohol levels.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
These absorbing sentences, whose endless commas are a copy editor’s nightmare, would seem to defy adaptation into film.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Over on her own page, Deahl reshared the post to her Instagram Stories with a few sentences addressing the secrecy.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the Hollywood 10 served prison sentences between 1950 and 1951.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Graduates of the program can get their sentences reduced by up to a year, Zoukis said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentences
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President Donald Trump‘s deployments of the National Guard to protect federal officials and assets in California, Oregon, and Illinois have faced several lawsuits and a variety of rulings as the issue marches through federal courts.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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Wingtech said in a filing to the Shanghai stock exchange Monday that its control over Nexperia would be temporarily restricted due to the Dutch order and court rulings, affecting decision-making and operational efficiency.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Latino civil rights organization condemns attack The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a national civil rights organization for Latinos, condemned the attack at the ICE facility.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The measure, introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, passed on a vote of 310 to 58 and condemns the killing of Kirk.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the past year, J&J has been hit with several substantial verdicts in mesothelioma cases, but Monday’s is among the largest.—
Reuters 14 hr ago,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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To that, the July verdicts by the jury of eight men and four women was a clear and humiliating loss for the prosecution led by (now fired and suing) Maurene Comey in an easy avoidable act of overreach.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When everything looks the same, feels the same and disappears the same, the market punishes those who chase only visibility.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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This regressive move punishes our own workers and residents to try to plug budget holes.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company contested the findings and eventually reached a formal settlement, OSHA records show.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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This potentially dooms them to 48 hours in the nearest town.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Johnson has vehemently denied that the Epstein files are influencing his scheduling decisions.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Scammers use sophisticated tactics that prey on the vulnerabilities of older adults, inciting panic and inducing isolation so that individuals make decisions alone and quickly.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sentences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentences. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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