as in ruling
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 to condemn
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 sentence
Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
In addition to the prison sentence he was handed down in 2024, Bankman-Fried was ordered to forfeit $11 billion that the government can use to compensate victims.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 June 2026
ABC News, 15 June 2026
He was sentenced to one year of supervision.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
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Noun
Sum up your show’s pitch in one sentence.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
In addition to the prison sentence he was handed down in 2024, Bankman-Fried was ordered to forfeit $11 billion that the government can use to compensate victims.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Verb
And in 2024, a Paris court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
He was sentenced to one year of supervision.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentence
Noun
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At the time, the severity of the ruling reflected the enormous scale of Lan’s fraud as well as efforts by authorities to restore investor trust.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Under the ruling, which the BLM has appealed, the agency has roughly three years to redraw the network of Mojave off-road trails.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Verb
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South Africa's government has condemned a spate of attacks on foreigners sparked by a recent rise in anti-migrant sentiment from some groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Sometimes the various agencies and actors disagreed; sometimes a powerful entity might even seek to protect someone a rival sought to condemn.—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Adams had a different verdict on the proceedings.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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The verdict With so many resorts in the Maldives to choose from, any new ones need to overachieve in order to compete with long-time favourites.—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Until news broke late Monday night that the league office had issued a warning to those two players who wrote the verses that any further writing would be punished.—
Ian Miller , Alexandra Koch OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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In January, the Board of Medical Examiners grappled with how to punish Ricky Lee Jackson, a doctor who was licensed in Tennessee and had been sanctioned and fined by Washington state's medical commission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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On the floor, just four Republican no votes could doom it.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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That does not mean LinkedIn’s marketplace is doomed.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentence. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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