convict

Example Sentences

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There are signs that the charges won’t stick: A Georgia judge released Moore on a $1 bond on the murder charge because he was so unconvinced that a jury would convict her.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

I play Dana Berg, a feared government prosecutor attempting to convict attorney Mickey Haller, played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

It was their evidence in court that helped to convict him.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The only means to pay off their debts was through labor on plantations and farms—known as convict leasing—or in prisons that had been converted to work farms.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander