How to Use probation in a Sentence

probation

noun
  • He hoped that the judge would grant him probation.
  • He was sentenced to one year's probation.
  • The student was placed on probation for copying test answers.
  • Instead of firing her, they put her on probation.
  • He was sent back to prison for violating his probation.
  • As a new employee, I will be on probation for three months.
  • She was arrested while on probation.
  • The deal would be 20 years in prison with 10 years on probation.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • At the time, he was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 July 2024
  • But that time, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a year of probation.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • By the end of 2021, he’d been sentenced to three years’ probation.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The court had offered him 180 days in jail and probation.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
  • He was sentenced to 20 months in prison and five years of probation.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • She was sentenced to 60 days in prison and 36 months of probation.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • He was sentenced to time served — one day in jail — and six months of probation.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • At the time of the shooting, Brooks was on probation until 2026.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 23 Aug. 2022
  • And as part of a plea deal, Jones was given five years probation in lieu of jail time.
    — Michelle Miller, CBS News, 6 May 2023
  • She was sentenced to two months in jail, three years of probation and had to pay a $500 fine, the outlet added.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Hoyle pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to six years on probation.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Taylor, 33, will be on probation for the next three years.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Sheen pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed on two years’ probation.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • He was sentenced to two years of probation, court records show.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • They were ordered to pay $3,000 and serve three years probation with no jail time.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2022
  • Most were ordered to pay a fine and received probation or a few months in prison.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Bradley Imer struck a plea deal, resulting in probation, with eight of the nine charges dropped.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • She was sentenced to five years of probation, the release said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
  • He was sentenced to eight years in prison and seven years of probation.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The deputy in that case later pleaded guilty and was sentenced last year to two years of probation.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Hayes pleaded guilty to those charges in Nov. 2020, and was sentenced to three years probation.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2022
  • He was charged with first-degree home invasion and sentenced to five years of probation.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 May 2025

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