How to Use on probation in a Sentence

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  • Jones was placed on probation and required to stay in the Vero Beach area.
    Michelle Miller, CBS News, 6 May 2023
  • The teen was on probation in a nearby county at the time of the shooting.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Court records show he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed back on probation.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
  • State was on probation in 1973 and barred from playing in the NCAA tourney).
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Woods was on probation for armed robbery at the time of his arrest.
    Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The judge in the case stayed Sykes' sentence and she was placed on probation for four years in November 2021.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024
  • At that time, Viel had been on probation for a month in a 2019 trespassing case.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Others argue the state water board was right to put the area on probation.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
  • Caruso went to jail for a year and was on probation until 1970, when his plea was changed to not guilty and the case was dismissed.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • She was ordered to pay a $650 fine and released on probation.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If granted, Lucci is slated to serve out the rest of the sentence on probation.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
  • She was credited with time served and has been placed on probation.
    Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2023
  • At the time, Brooks was on probation for an armed robbery involving a gun.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2023
  • Mata, the San Jose chief, said Parkourana is on probation.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 June 2023
  • Judges also could give a prison sentence, but then stay or postpone it to see how the person does on probation.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • McQueen was given credit for time served in county jail and was placed on probation for a term of two years.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Beringer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun charges and was jailed briefly then put on probation.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 25 May 2023
  • At the time of the accident, Banks was on probation for a 2017 conviction of a felony drug possession charge.
    Serena Lin, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
  • At the time of the accident, Banks was on probation for a 2017 conviction of a felony drug possession charge.
    Serena Lin, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
  • Miller is not allowed to direct movies while on probation.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Teasley was released from prison in November 2022 and was on probation at the time of Heike's death, according to court records.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Ryan Koss, 35, received a one-year deferred sentence and will be on probation.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
  • He would be set to be released next year on probation, the district attorney said.
    Nick Watt, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • The shooter was on probation at the time and was not legally supposed to have a gun, The Enquirer reported.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2024
  • After seven long hours Judge Jeff Courtney found the two women guilty, fined them, and put them on probation for two years.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Thompson, who declined to comment, was found guilty by the NYPD on two misconduct charges and was placed on probation.
    Sergio Hernandez, ProPublica, 9 May 2024
  • In October, a judge stayed a 364-day sentence to the Hennepin County workhouse for two years and put him on probation.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In March 2016, while on probation, he was arrested and later found guilty of felony burglary.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The plea called for 18 months in the Indiana Department of Correction and two years on probation.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • One man was on probation and in possession of burglary tools, and provided a false name.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024

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