sentencer
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a word derived from
sentence.
sentencenouna grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
Example Sentences
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I guess my one consolation is that Judge Adelman is known to be a very lenient sentencer.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
The “argument that the sentencer must make a finding of permanent incorrigibility is inconsistent with the court’s precedents,” Kavanaugh wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2021
"How much youth matters and how a judge or a jury, whoever the sentencer is, has to take that youth into account. That's the lesson of Miller."
From Fox News ● Oct. 16, 2019
Judge John Shabaz of the federal court in Madison, Wisc., had a reputation as a strict sentencer who resolved cases at a brisk pace.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2011
District Judge William W. Schwarzer, a Republican appointee, is not known as a light sentencer.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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