How to Use acquit in a Sentence

acquit

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• The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
• But the defense acquitted itself nicely in the warm-up.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• Trump was impeached by the House and accused of inciting the events of Jan. 6, but he was acquitted by the Senate.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 June 2023
• Trump was later acquitted of both charges in the Senate.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
• He was acquitted of one charge, and the jury deadlocked on others.
  — Will Weissert, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
• Leslie’s lawyer assumes that his client will be acquitted.
  — James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Simpson predicted there was enough doubt to acquit Murdaugh of killing his wife and son.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• He was acquitted, but Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree assault in the shooting.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Combs was acquitted of gun possession and bribery charges, while Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• Madeleine admits to the crime and is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense — and in result becomes a star, as well as a feminist icon.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• For her part, De Armas acquitted herself well in a mixed bag of sketches.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
• After both impeachments in the House, Trump was acquitted by the Senate.
  — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• After a weeks-long trial, Combs and Jones were acquitted.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• The voting to acquit Paxton one-by-one on 16 charges of misconduct, bribery and corruption took more than an hour.
  — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
• But two co-defendants also took the stand and were acquitted of the most serious charge.
  — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
• In both cases, Trump was acquitted by the Senate after his impeachment by the House.
  — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 23 June 2023
• Knox was twice acquitted on the murder charges after the death of her study abroad roommate in Italy in 2007 and has long maintained her innocence.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• He was acquitted by a jury on all charges earlier this month.
  — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2023
• The second jury acquitted Tomasik in less than 30 minutes.
  — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2024
• In 2017, Cristina was acquitted while Iñaki was sentenced to nearly six years in prison.
  — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• Former President Trump was twice impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate.
  — Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• In December 1911, Blanck and Harris were both tried — and acquitted — of charges of manslaughter.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
• If Baldwin is tried and acquitted, could he be indicted again?
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• Combs and an employee of his, Anthony Jones, were acquitted on weapons charges.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• Paxton was acquitted of the SEC charges in March 2017, according to a press release from his attorneys.
  — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
• Although Stokes was fully acquitted of affray, the incident had a deep effect on him and was a stop-the-clock moment in his career.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• The jury acquitted Sapp of killing Oliver and Lane but convicted him of killing Cunningham.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• He was acquitted on all charges connected to Martin's death.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023
• On Saturday, Paxton was acquitted of the sixteen charges against him, in a largely party-line vote.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
• The jury found Majors guilty of reckless assault and acquitted him on the intentional charge.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024