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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
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/ˈsɛntəns/
noun
The punishment given to a person found guilty in court.
- “The judge gave him a two-year prison sentence.”Toofey
- “If its rhythm is fine, the sentence is all right.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))