How to Use clemency in a Sentence

clemency

noun

• The President has granted clemency to several people this month.
• But the governor has not sought to use his clemency power to reduce any of the current death sentences to life in prison.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2022
• The board denied his clemency plea earlier this month, clearing the way for his execution.
  — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
• Ivey also has received a clemency bid from Reeves’ attorneys and will consider all such requests, an aide said.
  — Jay Reeves, ajc, 28 Jan. 2022
• The parole board has already voted to recommend a clemency grant for Thomas, Newsom said.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
• Ivey also received a clemency bid from Reeves' attorneys but released no decision.
  — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2022
• DeSpain said the clemency could be issued in this case because the offender was a juvenile when he was convicted.
  — Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2022
• Whitfield, wrongly convicted of murder, has fresh evidence of his innocence and has one shot at a clemency hearing.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
• Thus, the opposition could convince him to step aside in return for clemency for him and his family, resulting in a smooth transition of power.
  — Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2022
• Momentum and pushback Avenues for early release, such as clemency or compassionate release, have been around for hundreds of years.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
• Still worried that the deal could fall apart at the last minute, Biden waited to sign Bout’s clemency until the last minute.
  — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
• Dorsey, who had requested clemency, thanked those who tried to save his life.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Barack Obama didn’t take any clemency action in his first two years.
  — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
• Mendez said the Board received a letter from Redmond's children asking the state not to grant any form of clemency.
  — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
• The White House announced Thursday that Montes, 37, has been granted clemency.
  — Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
• Over the years, former FBI agents have pushed back against Peltier's claim of innocence and bid for clemency.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022
• Trump issued clemency for both Stone and Flynn between the election and Jan. 6, Raskin said.
  — CBS News, 13 July 2022
• Both men were granted clemency by Biden before the release.
  — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
• His lawyer, Kacey Keeton, is working to seek clemency from the governor.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• Scott did say that those defendants could go through the clemency process as allowed under law.
  — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2022
• Only the president can grant clemency to those who violate the city’s laws.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
• Joe Biden handed out his first grants of clemency as president.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
• The bigger picture: This is one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving cannabis.
  — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
• Parson has not granted clemency on a death penalty case.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• The two men kept in touch, and in August 2021, Mr. Gibbs wrote a heartfelt letter to the governor requesting clemency.
  — Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 4 May 2024
• His first steps to freedom came last fall, when the state parole board recommended clemency for Shabazz.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• The day after the state dinner, Mr. Biden signed an executive grant of clemency for Mr. Bout, but held it back while aides set the transfer in motion.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Bout was given an act of clemency from the president in order to be released, but the guilt of his conviction remains.
  — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
• McDonald’s absence from the hearing sets up the potential for a 3-3 vote on Creech’s clemency request.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
• Trump did not grant clemency to Bannon's three co-defendants.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 7 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024