Under sentence of death this unhappy man behaved himself very devoutly, and with many signs of true penitence.
Under sentence he seemed to have a just sense of his preceding wicked life, and was under no small apprehensions concerning his repentance, since it was forced and not voluntary.
Rayner, under sentence of death, was pardoned by the governor some time after.
It is represented to me that Thomas Edds, in your army, is under sentence of death for desertion, to be executed next Monday.
If there is a man by the name of Charles Carpenter, under sentence of death for desertion, at Fort Warren, suspend execution until further order and send the record of his trial.
Marriage cannot be concluded by a person who is under sentence to imprisonment.
That within one year the wife has been imprisoned for a period of not less than three years and is still in prison under a commuted sentence for a capital crime, or under sentence to penal servitude for seven years or more.
Imprisonment of either spouse for not less than three years, and being still in prison under a commuted sentence for a capital crime, or under sentence to penal servitude for seven years or more.
Tyler, of the Eighth Virginia Regiment, under sentence of death, as hostages for two Federal officers who were prisoners in Richmond, and whom it was thought would be executed for some retaliatory measure.
I have but one thought, one certainty, one deep-rooted conviction, and that is that I am under sentence of death!
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "under sentence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
