as in rulings
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 condemns
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 sentences
Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
As a result, Reagan appears to say in succession sentences that were separated in the original broadcast.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In every one of these Thomas McGuane stories, something is going to be very wrong and yet probably hilarious—existential slapstick in ventriloquial voices with such precise language and restraint that his sentences will literally shine up off the page.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
That is especially worrisome for the kinds of felony charges faced by Rozier, Billups and Jones, who, if convicted, could face maximum prison sentences of decades.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
As in Bennett’s other works, vagueness manifests in the book’s sentences, which have a habit of interrupting themselves, thoughts popping in and out with the regularity of a real-life interior monologue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Large language models, by comparison, are great at predicting human speech because of all the different combinations of words, sentences, and paragraphs on the internet.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Some had served prison sentences and had final orders of deportations for years.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Alex was also handed down state and federal sentences for financial crimes.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1,600 people in his second term, after issuing clemency to another 237 people during his first term.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
As a result, Reagan appears to say in succession sentences that were separated in the original broadcast.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In every one of these Thomas McGuane stories, something is going to be very wrong and yet probably hilarious—existential slapstick in ventriloquial voices with such precise language and restraint that his sentences will literally shine up off the page.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
That is especially worrisome for the kinds of felony charges faced by Rozier, Billups and Jones, who, if convicted, could face maximum prison sentences of decades.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
As in Bennett’s other works, vagueness manifests in the book’s sentences, which have a habit of interrupting themselves, thoughts popping in and out with the regularity of a real-life interior monologue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Large language models, by comparison, are great at predicting human speech because of all the different combinations of words, sentences, and paragraphs on the internet.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Some had served prison sentences and had final orders of deportations for years.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Alex was also handed down state and federal sentences for financial crimes.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentences
Noun
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In the rulings thus far in Hemani, lower courts have found the federal statute unconstitutional in this particular case, in which the defendant was not actively intoxicated but does habitually use marijuana.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Graf issued his rulings after hearing arguments from prosecutors and the defense during a closed-door hearing last week.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The United States condemns China's aggressive actions in defiance of international law and supports the Philippines in pursuit of a free and open Indo-Pacfic.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Latino civil rights organization condemns attack The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a national civil rights organization for Latinos, condemned the attack at the ICE facility.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His campaign made people realise that a better mechanism was required for reviewing unsafe verdicts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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It's considered among the most successful racketeering cases, resulting in guilty verdicts against eight different men.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zeus ultimately punishes Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat his liver every day.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement This environment rewards suspicion and punishes good-faith efforts to find common ground.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hanson was arrested on April 25, 2024, after the FBI forwarded its findings to local authorities, according to KCTV5, KSHB 41 and KMBC 9.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some of the findings weren’t totally surprising.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, the lack of quality writing and fresh ideas (or even inspired ways to connect to the source material) dooms the project.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nike was previously one of the best growth stories for decades, but past leadership’s decisions have caused the stock to lag since late 2021.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sentences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentences. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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