Synonym: condemn, condemnation, conviction, doom, judgment of conviction, prison term, time. Similar words: essence, intent, maintenance, a bone of contention, commencement, sentiment, entertainment, intend. Meaning: ['sentns /'sentəns] n. 1. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language 2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed 3. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned. v. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.
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121. Everyone was surprised at the stiffness of the sentence/punishment/penalty/sanctions.
122. Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful.
123. The judge's sentence was perfectly just in the circumstances.
124. The charge carries a possible sentence of three years.
125. He served an eighteen-month sentence for theft.
126. The judge will pronounce sentence today.
127. There are several shades of meaning in that sentence.
128. Peter finished Jane's sentence for her.
129. In this sentence, the word BIG is in capitals.
130. The judge pronounced sentence on the prisoner.
131. This is a complex sentence.
131. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
132. Activists are campaigning for a commutation of Pollard's sentence.
133. The Appeal Court set aside the prisoner's sentence.
134. This sentence fell from that textbook.
135. This sentence is printed in bold.
136. That is not a grammatical sentence.
137. Why have you marked the sentence wrong?
138. Mr Gunn received a ten year prison sentence .
139. Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations.
140. Dillon's almost served out his sentence .
141. The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
142. Alliott told Singleton he was passing the sentence prescribed by law.
143. Eventually the death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court.
144. In the sentence 'She is happy', 'happy' is a predicative adjective.
145. I hereby sentence you for life after all the charges against you have been proven true.
146. In the complex sentence, 'I'd like to go the beach, if it's warm enough', 'I'd like to go to the beach' is the main clause, and 'if it's warm enough' is the subordinate clause.
147. Judges no longer have the power to pass the death sentence.
148. In the sentence 'He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally, 'book' is the antecedent of 'it'.
149. In the end he was driven to confess and face a prison sentence, feeling that to clear his conscience would be cheap at the price.
150. Sorry, could you just say that last sentence again please?
More similar words: essence, intent, maintenance, a bone of contention, commencement, sentiment, entertainment, intend, tendency, contend, intense, fence, hence, intensity, sequence, commence, science, evidence, tent, reference, experience, residence, conference, abstinence, difference, experienced, preference, consequence, consent, attendance.