How to Use no contest in a Sentence

no contest

noun
  • They are asked to plead guilty, not guilty or no contest.
    Jolie McCullough, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • In a tweet, the tournament said the game was declared a no contest.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The judge could have required that Hobbs plead no contest, meaning the charges could stay on his record.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Jones pleaded no contest to those felony charges on Nov. 13, court records show.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Games that cannot be rescheduled will be declared a no contest.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Sheen pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed on two years’ probation.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Three other men have also pled no contest for their roles in the attack.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The deal meant the man pleaded no contest to manslaughter and that a charge of possessing a weapon would be dropped.
    Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • If both teams are unavailable, the game would be declared a no contest.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021
  • In June 2020, Brown pleaded no contest to the charges and received two years of probation.
    oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
  • In the early ‘90s, Samartaney pleaded guilty to killing one of his friends and pleaded no contest to killing his teenage son.
    Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Reubens denied the charges in a statement, then pleaded no contest, avoiding a charge on his record.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 31 July 2023
  • Peck pleaded no contest to charges of committing a lewd act against a child and was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • If it can’t be rescheduled later in the season, it will be declared a no contest.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Mason pleaded no contest to nine felony charges of video voyeurism.
    Elliot Tritto, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • He was sentenced to two years in prison after striking a deal to plead no contest to a single felony charge in March 2021.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • Meneses pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 years to life.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Inthe past, McConnell has been named leader with no contest.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting, pleading no contest to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
    Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Morris pleaded no contest to one of the charges and the other was dismissed, according to court records.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse charges in 1989.
    Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Aldrich also pleaded no contest to two hate crimes, one a felony and the other a misdemeanor.
    Colleen Slevin and Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
  • If that cannot be done, it will be designated no contest.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Soliz pleaded no contest, served 90 days in jail and was sentenced to two years probation.
    Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024
  • This month, Cephus, 22, pleaded no contest to the charge and was sentenced to 15 months’ probation.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • On Wednesday, Martinez opted to plead no contest to both charges.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for negligent handling of a weapon in the case.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Veronica Aguilar, 46, pleaded no contest to the charge of assault on a child causing death.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Court records show Eastwood pleaded no contest to a DUI charge in 2015 and that case was ultimately dismissed.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The defendant had wanted to plead no contest but mentally ill to third-degree murder, but the judge rejected the plea agreement.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024

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