SENTENCED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sentenced

verb

past tense of sentence

as in condemned

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 sentenced He was ordered to pay restitution and is scheduled to be sentenced to 20 years in prison in October. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Kapoor was sentenced to 11 years and four months in federal prison Thursday. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 James Weiss was sentenced in October 2023 to 5½ years in prison. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Hellerstein, in his ruling Friday, also said Trump had no legal grounds to remove the case from state court after he was convicted and sentenced. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Former President Jamil Mahuad was also sentenced in 2014 to eight years for misuse of public funds. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The Bondurant mother who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old son was sentenced to two years in prison. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 28 Aug. 2026 She was sentenced to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, along with four months and 18 days of detention. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Michigan Department of Corrections records show Yost was sentenced in 2015 and 2020 in connection with domestic violence incidents. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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The mainly movie channel ventured into original programming with the tale of a Thracian soldier who is condemned to fight in Rome's gladiatorial arenas, only to become a champion and vow to bring down the Empire.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Rights groups condemned the executions and questioned the trials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Brewers eventually turned to first baseman Andrew Vaughn to pitch for the final two innings, and the Cubs punished him, knocking in seven runs, including three home runs.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
In Brussels’ view, those weaknesses create a direct risk that EU funds can be misused without such abuse being properly detected or punished.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

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Kelly finds the public’s current craving for unique genre storytelling encouraging, but feels that like most trends, it may be doomed to impermanence.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
As a result, the Swift observatory is doomed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere later this year.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

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