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Example sentences for "reprieved"

Lexicographically close words:
repression; repressions; repressive; represt; reprieve; reprieves; reprimand; reprimanded; reprimanding; reprimands
  1. Olaf and Laurence Peterson, the two prominent leaders of the reforming party, were condemned to death, but were reprieved on the payment of a large fine.

  2. He was condemned to death as a traitor, but he was reprieved and detained as a prisoner in the suite of the Emperor, while his nephew, Maurice of Saxony, succeeded to his dominions.

  3. This morning, it being expected that Colonel Hacker and Axtell should die, I went to Newgate, but found they were reprieved till to-morrow.

  4. Arrow, indicted, condemned, reprieved by the parliament and banished.

  5. Thomas Worseley, alias Harvey, indicted and proved, and reprieved by the Spanish ambassador and others.

  6. Jackson, condemned, reprieved by the king, and died in Newgate.

  7. Turner, condemned, reprieved by the king, and is in custodie in Newgate.

  8. Rivers, condemned, reprieved by the king, and died in Newgate.

  9. Among those thus reprieved were Lord Grey de Wilton and "a confederate named Brookesby.

  10. The plot was betrayed, the priests executed, and the other leaders condemned to death,--then reprieved but attainted.

  11. In one of his illustrations he painted a scene of a man condemned to be hung, but reprieved under the gallows.

  12. By way of illustration he painted a scene in which a man, who had been condemned to be hanged, was reprieved under the gallows.

  13. He was first reprieved for a fortnight, and before that term expired again for six weeks.

  14. The term for which he was reprieved had nearly expired, and he felt that the hours which separated him from the deadly offices of the hangman were numbered.

  15. Condemned to death, but reprieved and sold to the Royal African Company.

  16. Was reprieved while standing on the gallows.

  17. Was tried for piracy at Cape Coast Castle in 1722, and found guilty, but for some reason was reprieved and sold for seven years to serve the Royal African Company on their plantations.

  18. Condemned to death for piracy, but reprieved and sold to the Royal African Company to work on their plantations for seven years.

  19. Tried and found guilty of piracy and condemned to death, but was reprieved and sold to the Royal African Company to serve for seven years in their plantations.

  20. One of Roberts's crew; tried and condemned to be hanged in 1722, but reprieved and sold to the Royal African Company to serve for seven years in their plantations.

  21. For this he was tried and condemned to death, but, in consideration of the provocation, was reprieved by Queen Caroline.

  22. These efforts were so far successful that all were reprieved with the exception of Derwentwater, Kenmure, and Nithsdale.

  23. The married daughter of a clergyman had been condemned, was reprieved by the Governor, and was at last discharged on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence.

  24. After her condemnation, the Governor reprieved her; probably on the ground of the illegality of setting aside the first verdict of the jury, in the absence of any new evidence.

  25. At the Lent Assizes this year, ten persons were sentenced to death, but seven of them were reprieved before the judges left the town.

  26. Burton was, however, reprieved on a point of law.

  27. A clipper, by name White, under sentence of death, was reprieved by the king upon the petition of the House of Commons in order that a committee of the House might examine him in Newgate as to his accomplices and their proceedings.

  28. He was tried for his life, but reprieved and drafted into a regiment at Tangier.

  29. He went in the cart to the place of execution, but was reprieved and brought back to Newgate with a rope round his neck, followed by a "vast" crowd.

  30. Again, the king requires the keeper of Newgate to deliver certain reprieved prisoners to Sir Edward Conway, Junior, to be employed in his Majesty's service in the Low Countries.

  31. On her conviction by a Jury of stealing divers goods of Mary Payne, Elizabeth Handsley was reprieved for Virginia.

  32. On his conviction of incorrigible vagabondage Ralph Rookes was reprieved at Sheriff Johnson's order so that he should be sent to Virginia.

  33. The imprisoned witches and wizards were reprieved and set free.

  34. A prisoner under sentence of death at Sacramento, California, was reprieved by the governor; but was hung, notwithstanding, by some of the disaffected citizens.

  35. Lincoln suffered death, but the rest were reprieved pending the king's pleasure.

  36. Again, the king requires the keeper of Newgate to deliver certain reprieved prisoners to Sir Edward Conway, junior, to be employed in His Majesty's service in the Low Countries.

  37. Without his knowledge, and against his will, yea, after open refusing to the advocate to desire it, he was reprieved to the 17th day; which gave occasion to severals to renew their reproaches.

  38. Both prisoners, it appears, had been convicted of burglary, for which they were sentenced to death, but had been reprieved on condition of their being transported for life.

  39. It did not require much penetration on the part of the reprieved soldier to understand now the reason why these twelve men had missed their aim!

  40. When the executioner was ready to give the stroke, he prayed aloud to God that Flavian, who had been reprieved at the people's request, might follow them on the third day.

  41. Archinimus, of the city Mascula, in Numidia, resisted all the artifices which the king could use to overcome his faith, and was condemned to be beheaded, but was reprieved while he stood under the axe.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reprieved" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    acquitted; condoned; disregarded; excused; forgiven; forgotten; indulged; overlooked; pardoned; redeemed; remitted; spared