How to Use life sentence in a Sentence

life sentence

noun

• Eleven years later, those two charges would set the table for a life sentence.
  — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2023
• If he is convicted on all of the charges against him, the 31-year-old could be looking at a life sentence.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2023
• Fields is serving a life sentence for murder and hate crimes.
  — Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 3 July 2024
• Thomas is serving a life sentence for the 2012 death of Dennis Johnson.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• The latter would have been tantamount to a life sentence.
  — Michael Tarm and Claire Savage, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
• Less than two years ago, Johnson was in prison, serving a life sentence.
  — oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
• For the podcast, Person exchanged emails with the killer, who’s serving a life sentence, via email.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2023
• His name was Joseph Roach Jr., and less than three years earlier, the judge had helped free him from a life sentence for murder.
  — Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
• Olivier was already serving a life sentence for her role in the past crimes of her dead husband.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
• As part of the plea agreement, two counts of first-degree murder — which carries a life sentence — were dismissed, the records show.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2024
• Kilpatrick pleaded guilty in 2019 to murder in exchange for a life sentence for killing the Waltons.
  — Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
• The jury recommended a life sentence by 11-1, but a judge sentenced Smith to death.
  — Kim Chandler, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
• The maximum sentence is 30 years, but the court may impose a life sentence in extreme cases.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
• Prosecutors had asked the judge for a life sentence, while the shooter’s attorneys asked for 18 years.
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• Aaron Hernandez killed himself in 2017 while serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd of Boston.
  — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• If fully convicted, Young Thug could face a life sentence.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023
• Murray faces a life sentence in prison, the district attorney said in a news release Thursday.
  — Taylor Romine, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
• He was convicted of all counts on Jan. 26 and will receive a life sentence in prison after a jury deadlocked on the death penalty on March 13.
  — Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• Two face charges of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, which could carry a life sentence.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• The likelihood of being granted parole the first time on a life sentence is extremely low.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Lori Vallow Daybell, 50, was found guilty of murder and other charges against her last summer and is serving a life sentence.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024
• However, after the defendant had served two years of his life sentence, the case was reversed on appeal.
  — Joseph Zager, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• The victims' family members spoke Friday and asked the judge for a life sentence without parole.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
• The homicide charge alone carries a mandatory life sentence.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Parkland school shooter instead received a life sentence.
  — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Townsend pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence and testifying against Pride.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 24 Aug. 2023
• He was granted parole four years and nine months into a possible life sentence.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• The former student who murdered Jaime Guttenberg and the others is serving a life sentence.
  — Terry Spencer, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
• Stephanie Lazarus, reversing an earlier decision that could have freed her from a life sentence for the 1986 murder of her ex-boyfriend’s wife.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
• Schwartz also said that Hoover’s life sentence was appropriate, given his place as one of the most dangerous criminals ever prosecuted in Chicago’s federal court.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024