How to Use life sentence in a Sentence
life sentence
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Fields is serving a life sentence for murder and hate crimes.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 3 July 2024
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Their son is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024
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Eleven years later, those two charges would set the table for a life sentence.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
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If he is convicted on all of the charges against him, the 31-year-old could be looking at a life sentence.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2023
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Thomas is serving a life sentence for the 2012 death of Dennis Johnson.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
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The latter would have been tantamount to a life sentence.
—Michael Tarm and Claire Savage, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
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Less than two years ago, Johnson was in prison, serving a life sentence.
—oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
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For the podcast, Person exchanged emails with the killer, who’s serving a life sentence, via email.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 20 Feb. 2023
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Olivier was already serving a life sentence for her role in the past crimes of her dead husband.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
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Kilpatrick pleaded guilty in 2019 to murder in exchange for a life sentence for killing the Waltons.
—Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
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The jury recommended a life sentence by 11-1, but a judge sentenced Smith to death.
—Kim Chandler, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
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The maximum sentence is 30 years, but the court may impose a life sentence in extreme cases.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Prosecutors had asked the judge for a life sentence, while the shooter’s attorneys asked for 18 years.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
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Aaron Hernandez killed himself in 2017 while serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd of Boston.
—Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
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If fully convicted, Young Thug could face a life sentence.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023
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Murray faces a life sentence in prison, the district attorney said in a news release Thursday.
—Taylor Romine, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
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He was convicted of all counts on Jan. 26 and will receive a life sentence in prison after a jury deadlocked on the death penalty on March 13.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
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Two face charges of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, which could carry a life sentence.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
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The likelihood of being granted parole the first time on a life sentence is extremely low.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
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Lori Vallow Daybell, 50, was found guilty of murder and other charges against her last summer and is serving a life sentence.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024
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However, after the defendant had served two years of his life sentence, the case was reversed on appeal.
—Joseph Zager, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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The victims' family members spoke Friday and asked the judge for a life sentence without parole.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
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The homicide charge alone carries a mandatory life sentence.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
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The Parkland school shooter instead received a life sentence.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
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Townsend pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence and testifying against Pride.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
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He was granted parole four years and nine months into a possible life sentence.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
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The former student who murdered Jaime Guttenberg and the others is serving a life sentence.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
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Ethan Crumbley, now 17, is serving a life sentence for murder and other crimes.
—Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
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Myers had been convicted of killing his wife in 1984 and was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.
—Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
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Saldívar was convicted of first-degree murder in 1995 and is serving a life sentence.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
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