How to Use deliberation in a Sentence
deliberation
noun- After hours of deliberation, the council came to a decision.
- She spoke to the audience with clarity and deliberation.
- Jury deliberations lasted two days.
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The case is now in the hands of the jury for deliberation.
—Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022
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Starting Wednesday, the power will shift from the lawyers at the lectern to the jurors in the deliberation room.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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But deliberations over what the new plaque should say have been charged.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
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Her answer prompted the judge to send the jury back to the deliberation room.
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2021
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Ask some of the people who’ve worked with or played alongside Judge and Ohtani, and the answer has more deliberation.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
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The duo are moving with the speedy deliberation of the Flash to get as many projects going as possible.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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Even so, the jurors found Mr. Ng guilty of all three charges after more than two days of deliberation.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022
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The judge then ordered the jury to resume deliberations in what is known as an Allen charge.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
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During 11 hours of deliberation, jurors asked to see two clips of the video.
—Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
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But being faced with a new choice will cause all sorts of deliberation.
—Roger Martin, Fortune, 7 July 2022
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He was cleared on both counts by a jury whom the judge praised for its thoughtful deliberation.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
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But after about two hours of deliberation, a jury found Sams, 34, not guilty of all charges this week.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
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The trial is expected to end on May 27, when it will be turned over to the jury for deliberation.
—Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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As the deliberations dragged on, some in Trump's orbit had become convinced that the case had stalled and that charges might never be brought.
—Jill Colvin, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
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As the deliberations dragged on, some in Trump’s orbit had become convinced that the case had stalled and that charges might never be brought.
—Jill Colvin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
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But at some point during the court's deliberations, Roberts changed his mind.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Match the level of deliberation to the stakes involved.
—Aslak De Silva, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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In less than an hour of deliberation, the jury found Ford guilty, a verdict that meant death in Sing Sing’s electric chair.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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The documents that the Senate released detail the deliberations over when and how to announce the deal.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 11 July 2023
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The split verdict was reached on Monday after almost five hours of deliberations over the course of three days.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
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What was the deliberation process of deciding which 50 made the final cut?
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2023
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The judge is then expected to charge the jury on Tuesday, followed by the start of deliberations.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 May 2023
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And of course, after deliberation, these students may decide to go to a school like UNC.
—Brandon Tensley, CNN, 15 July 2021
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There are new time limits on managers’ deliberations on whether to challenge calls on the field, too.
—Alva Noë, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2023
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The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of deliberations.
—Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
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In two days of deliberations, the jurors have sent three requests to Judge Merchan.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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The new bill has been forwarded to a parliamentary committee for deliberation on the percentages to be contributed.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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