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

These noteworthy prosecutions, often built under racketeering or similar statutes, are resource-intensive, multiyear undertakings that culminate in sweeping indictments, dramatic news conferences and lengthy sentences. —Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Arrests for drug offenses can result in being held without charge indefinitely and lengthy prison sentences if convicted. —Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

This includes paragraphs, even sentences. —Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Four others indicted in the case were given sentences of as much as six years in prison, with one woman getting a 10-month sentence, suspended for three years. —Debby Wu, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026

Though the shooting happened in a matter of seconds, by making the sentences run consecutively Aloise ruled that each charge represented a distinct crime Rivera committed. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026

Five people—former TSMC and Tokyo Electron engineer Chen Li-ming, three former TSMC employees, and one former Tokyo Electron employee—received prison sentences of up to 10 years. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026

At the age of 25, he was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by Judge Harold Rothwax — nicknamed Prince of Darkness for his notoriously harsh sentences. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Four of the women will reportedly be released immediately, while the remaining four will serve one-month prison sentences. —Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

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

The Seoul Central District Court sentences Yoon to five years in prison for resisting arrest and fabricating the martial law proclamation, the first verdict against Yoon. —ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026

Her sentences themselves have a cartilaginous magic. —Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026

Despite the wholesale change in how California sentences juvenile offenders, outrage over the crime has not faded. —Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

Given that, Ake sentences her to a rehabilitation camp and separates her from her young son, Caleb. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026

Williams was able to petition for resentencing due to a law enacted in 2011 that allowed judges to give juvenile offenders with life without parole sentences a chance to be resentenced. —CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026