have sentenced
- present perfect of sentence.
Example Sentences
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In all, the tribunal and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials to lengthy prison terms.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
The judge said he would have sentenced him to more than 15 years if he was not constrained by law.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2023
Nancy Gertner, a retired federal judge in Boston, said that since federal sentencing guidelines went into effect in 1987, judges have sentenced defendants to prison time on charges that once led to probation.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
According to the ruling, the court should have sentenced him to somewhere between 17½ years and just under 22 years in prison, rather than between just under 22 years and 27 years in prison.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2021
"All I did was tell the truth, and you have sentenced me to die, just for telling the truth. My time is now but your time will come!"
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
