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sentence
Part of speech: NounJudgment, opinion, or decision; judgment pronounced by a court; a series of words containing a subject and a predicate, and expressing a thought completely.
Part of speech: VerbTo condemn by judgment of a court.
Usage examples "sentence":- Is it a life sentence, Pinckney? - "Shorty McCabe", Sewell Ford.
- And although you tell me that your system of investigation is different from some others, answer me with your accustomed candour, and admit, my very dear friend, that this argument does not depend upon the construction of a Greek sentence or the meaning of a Greek word. - "The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)", Frederic G. Kenyon.
- " What I am doing now, Mr. Barnes," said O'Dowd seriously, " would be my death sentence if it ever became known." - "Green Fancy", George Barr McCutcheon.