How to Use guilty in a Sentence

guilty

adjective

• There's no need to feel guilty about it.
• Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty?
• The children exchanged guilty looks.
• Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
• He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
• Leo Schofield was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
  — Alex Berenfeld, ABC News, 7 June 2024
• America was back in the business of killing the guilty.
  — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
• If found guilty, Bais could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined up to $2,500.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
• Ward on Wednesday said Bryant is pleased with the not guilty verdict.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 31 May 2023
• He was presumed guilty by the FTX debtor estate and its lawyers.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Thomas in 2016 pleaded guilty to the shooting death of his mother in Hoover.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• If found guilty, Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
• Trump is charged in four cases and has pleaded not guilty in each.
  — Kendall Ross, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
• Police said that the suspects face sentences of up to about 15 years if found guilty.
  — Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
• Runner, who was charged with 18 counts of mail fraud and wire fraud, was found guilty Friday of 14 of those counts.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
• And what if the people presumed guilty from the start are allowed to be human?
  — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
• Hall also was found guilty of a count of possessing a firearm as a felon.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
• Baur and Vang have pleaded not guilty in the earlier child abuse case.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
• Both have pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to go to trial next year.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
• Smith switched his plea to guilty that November, and Shah did the same at a hearing in July 2022.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Creech pleaded guilty to Jensen’s murder and was again sentenced to death.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
• Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has denied any wrongdoing.
  — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
• The gunman had promised to plead guilty in that case if prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty.
  — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Anyone found guilty of violating the ban will face two to five years in state prison.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• If the physician is found guilty in a criminal court, they could be ordered to pay fines or sent to jail or prison.
  — Adriana Gallardo, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• The two have pleaded not guilty, and each face a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Chad is also charged in connection with the deaths of J.J., Tylee and Tammy and has pleaded not guilty.
  — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• The British singer-songwriter vowed to quit making music if he was found guilty.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 May 2023
• Since his guilty plea, questions have emerged over what the BBC knew and when about Edwards’ behavior.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
• The officers pleaded guilty to not responding to the radio call but not guilty to the other counts.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024