🇬🇧 Sentence meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a person who has been proven to break the law. After a trial in court, if the person is found guilty, the judge decides what must happen next. This punishment can be things like going to prison, paying money, doing community service, or following special rules for a certain amount of time. That decision is called a sentence.

For the crime of sneaking cookies before dinner, the sentence was helping bake cookies for everyone else—without tasting first.

The judge’s most feared sentence in our house is banning screen time and replacing it with “family board game night.”

The judge banged the gavel and announced the sentence: “You must hug your little brother whenever he asks for the rest of today.”

The teacher joked that the sentence for launching peas across the cafeteria was scraping food off the ceiling after school.

In real life, a sentence can be very serious, because it’s the official punishment a judge gives someone who is found guilty in court.

At court the judge read the sentence slowly. Many in the room hoped for a fair sentence. The sentence was short and kind, the young man held his breath. He heard the sentence, looked at his sister and smiled. The judge wrote the sentence in a small book and the man stepped out free.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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