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The phrase "was given sentence" is correct and usable in written English.
You would typically use it in the context of someone receiving a criminal sentence in a courtroom, for example: "The defendant was given sentence for breaking the law."
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Twice, he was given sentences of up to 25 years.
Two accomplices were given sentences of six and eight years.
All the members were given sentences, some suspended.
Those defendants were given sentences ranging from 6 to 30 months in prison.
They were given sentences ranging from 18 to 30 months in prison.
Other defendants were given sentences of up to four-and-a-half years.
Two other defendants, also soldiers, were given sentences of one and a half years.
They were given sentences ranging from fifteen years to two consecutive life terms.
It said judges need to be given sentencing discretion on a case by case basis.
Half were given sentences containing words associated with purity and cleanliness, such as "pure", "washed", "clean", "immaculate" and "pristine".
Nine members of the Hofstad group, considered a terrorist organization, in March were given sentences ranging up to 15 years.
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