put on trial
Example Sentences
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In subsequent months, Yoon was impeached, removed from power and put on trial over a litany of allegations connected to his proclamation.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Her former husband, Larry Moya, was jailed in 2024 and never put on trial, Fuentes said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
In a desperate bid to defend fellow faithful Alex, who was under suspicion after being put "on trial", he revealed: "Alex isn't a Traitor, straight up, she's my girlfriend."
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
After a while, Washington called in the soldiers and told them to lock Honeyman up until the next day, when he would be put on trial as a spy.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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