How to Use no contest in a Sentence

no contest

noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The company will plead no contest to all six charges and pay $4.9 million in penalties and fines as part of a settlement, Spitzer said.
  — Amy Taxin and Don Thompson, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
• Miller pleaded no contest to one count of disorderly conduct in that case and paid a $500 fine.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022
• Her uncle pleaded no contest to felony child abuse and is awaiting sentencing; and the aunt has yet to enter a plea.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The singer pleaded no contest and denied striking his ex-girlfriend's mom.
  — Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
• He was sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to the charge, which carried up to six years in prison.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2022
• In return for pleading no contest to a robbery charge, he was placed on two years’ probation, with a three year prison sentence suspended.
  — Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
• His co-defendant, 34-year-old Brittany Rivera, also pleaded no contest to accessory and will receive a two-year probation term the same day.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024