How to Use acquit in a Sentence

acquit

verb

• The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
• He was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, but was acquitted by a jury.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
• The Valencias also had asked Ezra to acquit them, but the judge denied that request.
  — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 8 July 2020
• He was found guilty of the latter charge in 1893 and sentenced to two years in prison, but he was acquitted on appeal.
  — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
• The Senate acquitted him in February on a nearly party line vote.
  — Bill Barrow, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2020
• The sense was that, in confirming Kavanaugh and voting to acquit Trump, Collins had not met the moment in the way her predecessors had.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2020
• McSally voted to acquit the president, as did all but one Republican.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2020
• On one particular count, the panel leaned 10 to 2 in favor of acquitting Masterson.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
• On a wealth of evidence, the president was impeached on allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice, but the Senate voted to acquit him.
  — Barbara McQuade, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• The shooter was sentenced to life in prison; the deputy was acquitted of all charges.
  — Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
• Chase was acquitted by the Senate in 1805 on all counts.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 July 2024
• The two sets of actors playing the friends as kids and the survivors as adults acquit themselves well.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• The judges in both Mr. Yakunin and Mr. Reznichenko’s cases have now decided to acquit them.
  — Henrik Pryser Libell, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• The two defendants have filed motions to the judge to overturn the verdicts and acquit them.
  — James Fanelli, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
• Jones, who worked at the border crossings in San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, was acquitted of a bribery charge.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• This is the second time in the past six years that Menendez has faced bribery charges, but he was acquitted last time.
  — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• But the defense acquitted itself nicely in the warm-up.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• He was acquitted on three other charges, and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
• Trump was impeached by the House and accused of inciting the events of Jan. 6, but he was acquitted by the Senate.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 June 2023
• He was acquitted on three other charges, and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
• Trump was first impeached by the House in 2019 over his dealings with Ukraine, but the Senate voted last year to acquit.
  — Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Star Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
• Trump was later acquitted of both charges in the Senate.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
• Under state and federal law, Rule 29 refers to the request to acquit.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
• In the first trial, jurors reported a split of eight votes to convict, four to acquit Penn, Fries, Brady and Austin.
  — Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• He was acquitted of one charge, and the jury deadlocked on others.
  — Will Weissert, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
• On Wednesday, the judge rejected a motion from the defense to acquit him.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2021
• In the first civil rights trial, Nitz was acquitted of both civil rights charges filed against him while Ebens was found guilty of one of them.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
• Leslie’s lawyer assumes that his client will be acquitted.
  — James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Simpson predicted there was enough doubt to acquit Murdaugh of killing his wife and son.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• While the House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Senate voted to acquit him of the two charges.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025