How to Use guilty in a Sentence
guilty
adjective
- There's no need to feel guilty about it.
- Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty?
- The children exchanged guilty looks.
- Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
- He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
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Papadopoulos was the first to plead guilty in the probe and the first to be sentenced.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Leo Schofield was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
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Alex Berenfeld,
ABC News,
7 June 2024
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America was back in the business of killing the guilty.
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Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2023
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If found guilty, Bais could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined up to $2,500.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Mar. 2024
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Ward on Wednesday said Bryant is pleased with the not guilty verdict.
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Carol Robinson | [email protected],
al,
31 May 2023
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He was presumed guilty by the FTX debtor estate and its lawyers.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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Thomas in 2016 pleaded guilty to the shooting death of his mother in Hoover.
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Howard Koplowitz | [email protected],
al,
15 Apr. 2023
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If found guilty, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years.
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Natalie Kainz,
NBC News,
30 Oct. 2023
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The men pleaded guilty Thursday to crimes brought against them but will not serve prison time.
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Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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Trump is charged in four cases and has pleaded not guilty in each.
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Kendall Ross,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2023
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Bannon agreed to plead guilty in the case in exchange for avoiding prison time.
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Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Police said that the suspects face sentences of up to about 15 years if found guilty.
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Luciana Magalhaes,
WSJ,
8 Nov. 2023
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Runner, who was charged with 18 counts of mail fraud and wire fraud, was found guilty Friday of 14 of those counts.
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María Luisa Paúl,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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This might leave you feeling guilty, because who wants to be mean?
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Tarot Astrologers,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Nov. 2022
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And what if the people presumed guilty from the start are allowed to be human?
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Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2024
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Hall also was found guilty of a count of possessing a firearm as a felon.
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Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Sep. 2023
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Baur and Vang have pleaded not guilty in the earlier child abuse case.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
18 Oct. 2024
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There was no trial in this case, as Rolling pleaded guilty on the first day of trial.
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Fox News,
29 Oct. 2022
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Both have pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to go to trial next year.
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Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2024
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Hatch was sentenced to five years in prison in 2017 after pleading guilty to one felony count of fraud.
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Corina Vanek,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Nov. 2022
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Molina pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison.
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Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2023
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Smith switched his plea to guilty that November, and Shah did the same at a hearing in July 2022.
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Stephanie Wenger,
Peoplemag,
18 Aug. 2023
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Two others, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Oct. 2022
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Creech pleaded guilty to Jensen’s murder and was again sentenced to death.
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Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2024
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Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has denied any wrongdoing.
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Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2024
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