| serve sentence | 51.22 | He served his sentence in prison. | ||
| commute sentence | 24.29 | Commute his sentence. | ||
| appeal sentence | 22.25 | Both appealed the sentences. | ||
| receive sentence | 19.82 | All received life sentences. | ||
| reduce sentence | 19.03 | A dozen sentences were reduced on appeal. | ||
| carry sentence | 16.39 | The sentence was never carried out. | ||
| impose sentence | 13.63 | We can impose sentence. | ||
| face sentence | 11.06 | All face death sentences. | ||
| pass sentence | 9.68 | It is now my duty to pass sentence. | ||
| suspend sentence | 9.28 | His sentence was suspended. | ||
| complete sentence | 8.16 | Then complete the sentence. | ||
| give sentence | 7.31 | Judge gives life sentence in mass murder. | ||
| finish sentence | 7.24 | Would you finish your sentence? | ||
| uphold sentence | 7.11 | But the sentence was upheld. | ||
| announce sentence | 4.74 | The sentence was announced Wednesday. | ||
| hand sentence | 4.54 | The sentences were handed out Saturday. | ||
| increase sentence | 4.54 | The Supreme Court increased the sentence to four years. | ||
| get sentence | 4.15 | Both got death sentences. | ||
| overturn sentence | 4.08 | The sentence was later overturned. | ||
| seek sentence | 3.88 | Prosecutors had sought life sentences for all four. |