How to Use manslaughter in a Sentence

manslaughter

noun

• She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.
• As charged in the indictment: guilty — guilty of the offense of manslaughter.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2023
• She was booked on manslaughter charges that same night.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
• Kirstin Smith, 59, was found guilty of one count of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Scott Benoit, 52, who was her boyfriend, the statement said.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
• Petty has also served time for manslaughter in the first degree for killing a man in 2002.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
• Both Raines and Gunn will serve 10 years each on their respective manslaughter charges and five years on their child abuse charges.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2023
• On April 17, court records show that Bates, 40, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge as well as felonious assault and child abuse charges.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
• Russell, who was 23 at the time of the shooting and had been a deputy for 18 months, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
• Susan Lorincz has been charged with manslaughter with a firearm and assault in the June 2 shooting death of Ajike Owens.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 June 2023
• So the sister committed suicide and the mom was charged with manslaughter for making the kid do [adult films].
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• The 14-year-old was charged with manslaughter and sentenced to probation, according to the Songs.
  — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2024
• Instead, 10 of the defendants had the charges reduced — often to manslaughter — and were sentenced to less than 10 years in state prison.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Late last month, the murder charge against Brandt was downgraded to manslaughter, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
  — Ken Bensinger, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
• Late last month, the murder charge against Mr. Brandt was downgraded to manslaughter, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
  — Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 May 2023
• Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and is serving 22½ years in the state case.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2022
• Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and is serving 22 1/2 years in the state case.
  — Time, 10 Dec. 2022
• Chauvin, who is White, was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and is serving 22 1/2 years in the state case.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2022
• Andre McDonald was found not guilty of murder but of manslaughter in the 2019 death of his wife, Andreen.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2023
• Daniel Penny, in handcuffs, was charged with manslaughter last month.
  — James Fanelli, WSJ, 14 June 2023
• Rapper Mac Phipps was convicted of manslaughter and served 21 years in prison.
  — Jake Lefferman, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• She was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder and manslaughter with a non-parole period of 30 years.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• The man who restrained Neely, Daniel Penny, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, and is facing up to 15 years in prison.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 2 June 2023
• On Thursday, Grey was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
• When Paul was 13, his father was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
  — Iva Dixit, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• Dean, who is white, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.
  — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
• Gonzalez signed off on a plea agreement last month, and Rueter handed him 16 years for each manslaughter count.
  — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
• Michael and Mark Sheppard, both 60, were charged with manslaughter in the September shooting.
  — Stephanie Arredia, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
• Now, the driver who crashed into him has been convicted, not of manslaughter, but of murder.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 July 2023
• That teen was found guilty last year of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison in October.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
• As documented in the series, Dunne’s daughter Dominique was killed in 1982 and her ex-boyfriend convicted of manslaughter (not murder) after citing a history of abuse.
  — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024