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.
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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241. In the sentence, "She is a single unmarried woman", the word "unmarried" is redundant.
242. Everyone played well. We still lost the game , though. Note that you cannot use however in a sentence that begins with although, though or even though:Although everyone played well, however, we still lost the game.
243. The look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence.
244. In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who' is a relative pronoun.
245. She was released on parole after serving just half of her sentence.
246. There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.
247. In writing poetry, one is unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.
248. I've keyed this sentence three times, and it's still wrong!
249. I don't know what this sentence in French means; I'm completely fogged.
250. The judge will pronounce sentence on the defendant this afternoon.
251. The first verb in the following sentence is a modal: We ought to pay the gas bill.
251. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
252. He broke off abruptly in the middle of a sentence.
253. 'Catrin told me' is an active sentence, and 'I was told by Catrin' is passive.
254. It's not considered good style to start a sentence with 'but'.
255. In the sentence, "She prides herself on doing a good job", "prides" is a reflexive verb and "herself" is a reflexive pronoun.
256. I'll just finish writing this sentence, and then you can have my undivided attention.
257. There is nothing in the rules of grammar to suggest that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong.
258. 'He was released from prison, ' is a passive sentence.
259. He has three more years in prison before he's served out his sentence.
260. In the sentence 'Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing', the word 'singing' is a gerund.
261. The prisoner has served his sentence and will be released tomorrow.
262. In 1987, the government passed a death sentence on the river by granting permission for the new dam.
263. The prison sentence seemed rather harsh, considering the triviality of the offence.
264. Her whole philosophy can be encapsulated in this one sentence.
265. If you switch the words over, the sentence sounds better.
266. The condemned man listened to his sentence without batting an eyelid.
267. In the sentence 'My bags weigh 45kg', 'weigh' is a linking verb.
268. 'I've never seen him in my life' is a negative sentence.
269. He has an annoying trick of saying 'You know?' after every sentence.
270. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
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.