Example Sentences

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To support their sentencing recommendation, prosecutors included a handwritten letter Swinney tried to send to Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicting of killing Floyd, sparking months of nationwide protests.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2021

Sheridan's story sounded almost too good to be true - and a jury in a second trial ruled Thursday that it was, convicting him of perjury.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2010

His biggest score was convicting the elderly family capo James Licavoli, a.k.a.

From Washington Post

"Do you suppose that I dreamed for an instant that she was convicting herself and you?" said Duane in bitter contempt.

From The Danger Mark by Wenzell, A. B.

Many modes of extortion were resorted to; a favorite one was convicting the Dyak of a fault and imposing a fine upon him.

From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Keppel, Henry