sentencing
- present participle of sentence.
Example Sentences
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On Monday's sentencing it was heard he had failed to do so apart from a single payment of £1,232 in May 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Why couldn’t she just say no? She’s an evil person,” Lopez wrote in a statement presented at Carlos’ sentencing hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
After Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges, the hearing moved to the sentencing phase, during which Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm will determine the penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Because of his age, Gray can’t be sentenced to death, and a judge will determine his penalty during the sentencing phase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Did the City Clerk, who verified Mr. Evans's testimony, get a break in sentencing?
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
