conviction
Example Sentences
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He was tried twice on federal civil-rights charges before his 2024 conviction for depriving Taylor of her rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
An appeals court eventually overturned his conviction in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Beneath the surface, selling pressure broadens and rallies lose conviction.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
They repeatedly moved to dismiss the treason count, noting that conviction required a “breach of allegiance, and can be committed by him only who owes allegiance either perpetual or temporary.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Rather than cowing the students into submission, the arrests stiffened their resolve, and they returned to the streets with renewed conviction.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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