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sentences

NOUN

punishing decree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

censure decision edict judgment order penalty punishment ruling term verdict

STRONG

book clock condemnation determination dictum doom fall getup hitch jolt knock pronouncement rap sleep stretch time trick vacation

WEAK

considered opinion sending up the river

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouragement indecision praise reward

WEAK

accusation charge

VERB

decide punishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle

WEAK

mete out pass judgment put away put on ice send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward

STRONG

commend

WEAK

accuse charge

Example Sentences

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Now Marcus Staniforth, 17, and a 16-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, could have their sentences extended.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A federal judge has handed down lengthy prison sentences to the three co-founders of StraightPath Venture Partners, a self-described boutique private-equity firm that specialized in selling investments in pre-IPO companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Drake still has an impeccable ear for production and an incredible talent for hook-writing, much in the same way that Trump knows how to make rambling sentences sing via his unorthodox delivery.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

This serves as your lede — the first few sentences.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In the Continental Congress, John Adams had described him as a staunch advocate of independence who never uttered more than two or three sentences, even in committees.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis