had sentenced
- past perfect of sentence.
Example Sentences
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A juvenile court in the Paris suburb of Creteil late Wednesday said it had sentenced two of the men, who were 15 years old at the time, to 10 years in jail.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
In his summary, Mr Justice Baker stated that trial Judge William Mousley KC had sentenced the gang "on the basis that a man called Goran Jalal… was the leading figure in the conspiracy".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
It was the first time a New Zealand court had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their life.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
As Salon wrote in a 2012 interview with Rushdie, a BBC reporter called the writer and asked "How does it feel" now that the Ayatollah Khomeini had sentenced him to death?
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2022
I wondered if Russell Quitman would ever walk again or if Ada Taylor had sentenced herself to a life of sitting around and waiting on him hand and foot.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
