Synonyms of sentences

sentences 1 of 2

noun

plural of sentence

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rulings
• findings
• verdicts
• decisions
• judgments
• opinions
• holdings
• declarations
• injunctions
• pronouncements
• punishments
• dooms
• penalties
• decrees
• awards
• conclusions
• resolutions
• edicts
• orders
• determinations
• inquests
• dicta
• authorities
• disciplines
• arbitraments
• deliverances

sentences

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sentence

as in condemns

to impose a judicial punishment on

the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condemns
• punishes
• dooms
• judges
• damns
• disciplines
• rules
• decrees
• adjudges
• penalizes
• censures
• finds
• corrects
• opines
• chastises
• resolves
• chastens
• concludes
• determines
• castigates
• decides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardons
• reprieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sentences

Noun

In short, world models do not generate sentences but a prediction of the state of the environment after a certain action possibly taken by some agents. — Yifeng Yin, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds in Tennessee have had such sentences vacated. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Depending on the defendant and charges, potential maximum sentences range from 20 to 335 years if convicted, Treasury said. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The judge ordered the murder and firearm sentences to run consecutively, while the conspiracy sentence would run concurrently, meaning Kathryn will serve at least six years in prison. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Throughout Zahnd’s tenure, Platte County developed a reputation for harsher penalties and sentences. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

But, today, digital systems can generate Austen-like and Woolf-like sentences. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

They were both convicted of involuntary manslaughter and are serving 10-year prison sentences. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Lench ruled at the time that Weinstein cannot serve his New York and Los Angeles sentences concurrently. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Then with Lee, in the timeline closest to our present day, her heartbreaking, hard-to-stomach testimony means nothing to a callous judge who sentences her to death three times over. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

Courts have upheld both inmates’ sentences Duckett and Occhicone were both convicted by juries, and appellate courts have denied multiple attempts to overturn their death sentences – although Duckett has maintained his innocence. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

The founder's name anchors sentences about the company's achievements. — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

On March 30, a Paris court convicts Le Pen and other National Rally officials of misusing European Parliament funds, sentences her to prison and bars her from seeking public office for five years with immediate effect. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

A student can ask what claim the file appears to make, where the evidence is thin, which sentences sound inflated, and which lines could have been written by almost any strong applicant. — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Charming sentences to find in a book by the sitting vice president of the United States! — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

The case now goes to a hearing scheduled for June 1, where his attorneys will be allowed to argue his life be spared before Munyon formally sentences him. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026