noun๐ShareThe decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict."The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."lawgovernmentstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime."The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler."lawgovernmentpolicestaterightguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime."The judge handed down a five-year sentence for the robbery. "lawgovernmentpoliceguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.""My grandfather's favorite sentence about success was, 'Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.'" "philosophyliteraturewritingwordstatementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop."The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard."grammarlanguagelinguisticswritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA formula with no free variables."The formula "x + 5 = 10" is a mathematical sentence because it has no unknown variables. "logicmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAny of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar."The grammar rule set for simple English sentences allows for many different sentences. "grammarlanguagelinguisticswritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareSense; meaning; significance."The teacher emphasized the sentence of the poem, highlighting its deeper meaning. "languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareOne's opinion; manner of thinking."My sister's sentence about the new school rules was that they were too strict. "mindphilosophyattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question."My teacher's sentence about the upcoming exam was that we needed to study hard. "attitudestatementpointwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment."The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."lawgovernmentguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo decree or announce as a sentence."The judge sentenced the thief to three years in prison. "lawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo utter sententiously."The teacher sentenced her students to extra homework for their disruptive behavior. "languageliteraturewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading