Sentenced
[sentənst]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Sentence
Edited by Erna
Examples
- Thus a man in a strong prison well-guarded, without the least means of escape, trembles at the thought of the rack, to which he is sentenced. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Penelope persisted in believing that she was to be forthwith tried, sentenced, and transported for theft. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- For several days and nights after he was sentenced I took no rest except when I fell asleep in my chair, but was wholly absorbed in these appeals. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It was like asking, as a favour, to be sentenced to transportation from Dora. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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