to sentence

Examples

• All

• This was a man sentenced to death in Georgia.

• That same day, Nelson Mandela Adela was sentenced to life in prison.

• I sentence him to five years.

  I Used to Be Funny (2024)

• What has it been like since he was sentenced for you guys?

• Wow, he got sentenced to just one day.

• You are sentenced to four years.

  The Bling Ring (2013)

• A man has just been sentenced to death.

  Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

• Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison.

  Brain Blaze

• I sentence you to three to five years in the Rossmore State Correctional Facility.

  Let's Go to Prison (2006)

• The judge will sentence the criminal to life in prison for his actions.

Synonyms

C

to condemn

vsto sentence

• Formal

49 5.6

To officially say someone must be punished for a crime

is specifically the court act of declaring the punishment given

D

to doom

vsto sentence

• Archaic

4 9.9

Give someone a legal punishment in court

is the current legal verb used to declare punishment in court

Compounds

L

life sentence

76 5.7

A prison term that lasts for the rest of a person's life

D

death sentence

• NSFW

56 5.2

An official punishment where a court orders someone to be put to death for a crime

S

sentence structure

4 2.8

The order of words and groups of words used to make sentences

R

run-on sentence

3 4.4

A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words

S

simple sentence

• Specialized

2 2.6

A sentence with just one clause and no extra clauses

T

topic sentence

1 3.5

A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph

C

complex sentence

• Specialized

1 3.5

A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it

D

declarative sentence

• Specialized

1 3.5

A sentence that states a fact or idea

D

declaratory sentence

• Specialized

1 6.0

A sentence that states a fact or opinion

C

compound sentence

3.5

A sentence that has two parts that can stand alone joined by a word like and

L

loose sentence

• Specialized

8.3

A way of writing where the main idea comes first and extra details follow

M

mid-sentence

5.1

Happening in the middle of a sentence while speaking or writing

I

interrogative sentence

• Specialized

3.4

A sentence that asks a question and waits for an answer

P

periodic sentence

• Literature

9.3

A sentence that puts the main idea at the end after other clauses

S

sentence stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning

How Severe

to execute

• Formal

294 6.1

to sentence

• Specialized

321 6.3

to suspend

• Formal

289 4.2

to fine

107 3.4

to warn

106 1.5

Surface Forms

Etymology