convict

Example Sentences

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Cue the “Perry Mason” theme, except this jury voted to convict.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The offence, essentially an allegation of corruption, is one of the most difficult crimes to investigate, charge, prosecute and convict.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Jurors did convict him of a lesser charge of lying to investigators when, in a 2020 interview with the Fed’s internal-watchdog office, he denied sharing sensitive information outside the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“It makes it harder for me to convict dangerous felons when … witnesses are getting deported, victims are getting deported, and the defendant or the perpetrator themselves are getting deported,” she said.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

He looks around furtively, like an escaped convict keeping an eye out for the police.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman