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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are sentenced to" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in a legal context to describe the punishment assigned to someone by a court after a conviction.
Example: "The defendant was found guilty of theft and are sentenced to five years in prison."
Alternatives: "are given a sentence of" or "face a sentence of".
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are sentenced to
noun
Sense; meaning; significance.
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But on average offenders are sentenced to fewer.
You did something awful and are sentenced to die.
The men are sentenced to be shot by firing squad.
In Brazil drug users are sentenced to community work, rather than prison.
Offenders under 18 years of age are sentenced to prison only in exceptional cases.
Writers are sentenced to their sentences, which sometimes set them free.
They are quickly put on trial and, after being convicted, are sentenced to be executed.
According to Article 225 of the Islamic Penal Code, you are sentenced to death by stoning.
Most people executed are sentenced to death for drug offences, with trials widely condemned as unfair.
Typically, buyers spend a night in jail and are sentenced to a few days of community service.
If you are sentenced to a summer in study hell, you might as well relocate it to Negril, Jamaica.
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