How to Use justice is served/done in a Sentence

justice is served/done

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  • Relieved that justice is served and no one is above the law.
    San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Now and then, however, justice is served, and somehow the right person winds up with the right accolade.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The only focus now must be on ensuring justice is served.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2020
  • People love when justice is served, but what about when the justice system gets it completely wrong?
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Now the family is focused on Autumn Garay's final farewell, and making sure that justice is served.
    Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Some worry that Abu Akleh's death bodes poorly for the future of the press — unless, that is, justice is served, and governments and militaries treat it as a wake-up call.
    Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 9 June 2022
  • But his mother and community leaders vowed to raise awareness until justice is served.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Unlike the horrors of the real world, or even less formulaic forms of crime fiction like thrillers, the mystery genre promises readers an ending in which their questions are answered and some form of justice is done.
    Amanda Taub, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The situation doesn’t sit well with police officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan), who must defy her chauvinistic colleagues to take matters into her own hands and see that justice is served.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Responsible nations work with other countries’ law enforcement authorities and ensure that justice is served in a court of law.
    Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2020
  • And the message is clear: The Trump administration and the entire existing political establishment won’t see peace until justice is served.
    Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 2 July 2020
  • However, criminals beware, investigators are finding novel ways to ensure justice is served.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2015

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