on trial
Example Sentences
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After the Bosnian war, Mladić went on the run for 16 years until he was finally tracked down in rural Serbia in 2011 and put on trial at The Hague.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This rollout also comes at the same time Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits on trial over child safety concerns, specifically on Instagram, which could spell huge changes to the app in the near future.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Five suspected recruitment agents are on trial in the country on human trafficking charges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
By the time Blake went on trial, nearly a decade had passed since Simpson’s acquittal for double homicide, but for prosecutors and detectives, the humiliation was fresh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
After months in the KGB prison, including seventy days in solitary confinement, Powers learned that the Soviet government intended to put him on trial for espionage.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
