convictions

Example Sentences

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One of Christianity’s deepest convictions is that social standing, respectability and material recognition are not the measures of a life.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The scandal led to prosecutions and convictions of some officers, and a federal consent decree that mandated reforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It lists some of the more remarkable fraud convictions of the six-month period.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Study participants told us that they initially had faith that the error of their convictions would quickly be corrected.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

As the handbook Ad Herennium—which, attributed to Cicero, had a central role in medieval and Renaissance rhetoric— warns, “That is faulty which is said against the convictions of the judge or of the audience.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith