How to Use stand/face trial in a Sentence

stand/face trial

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  • Both McMichaels and Bryan were charged with murder and other crimes in May 2020 and face trial this fall.
    Fox News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The charges in court mean that Netanyahu will be the first sitting prime minister to face trial in the country’s history.
    CNN, 10 July 2022
  • The Proud Boys face trial for sedition and other charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
  • If Giuffre's case is allowed to proceed and the parties fail to reach a settlement, Andrew could face trial in late 2022.
    Grayson Quay, The Week, 4 Jan. 2022
  • He was arrested in the Bahamas, where his operations were based, in December and extradited to the U.S. to face trial.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 29 Mar. 2023
  • However, the judge rejected the motion — meaning Prince Andrew would potentially have to face trial later in the year.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Two other members of Team Xecuter who were indicted alongside Bowser in 2020—and who Bowser's lawyers say were much more central to the operation—have yet to face trial.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The captain of the Conception dive boat, which caught fire and sank off the California coast more than three years ago, leaving 34 people dead, will face trial next month, according to authorities.
    Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Federal prosecutors are also working to extradite Sokolovsky to the US to face trial.
    PCMAG, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Ruggia, who denies all wrongdoing, was formally indicted but has yet to face trial.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
  • Little Rock: Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss wire fraud and bribery charges against a former state senator who was set to face trial next month for a second time after a jury deadlocked last year.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
  • After Rhodes, Tarrio is the highest-profile figure to face trial in an investigation where more than 930 people have been charged federally.
    Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • However, authorities in the country have agreed to temporarily extradite van der Sloot to face trial in the U.S. on extortion and wire fraud charges in a quarter million dollar plot targeting Holloway’s family.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 May 2023
  • The Cumbleys have denied responsibility for the shooting and face trial in January on involuntary manslaughter charges.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The investigation, accusations and a separate 2015 securities fraud indictment for which Paxton has yet to face trial have done little to hurt him politically.
    Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2023

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