sentence

US /ˈsɛntəns/

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UK /'sentəns/

v.t.Transitive Verb(Of a judge) to decide the punishment of

The judge decided to sentence the criminal to six months in jail

n.NounOfficial punishment given by a court of law

The burglar's sentence was read to him this morning

n.NounSet of words that make a whole statement

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10:46

Consider the following sentence: Jason shot a mouse in his boxer shorts.
Consider the following sentence: Jason shot a mouse in his boxer shorts.
The reason that sentence is so confusing is because we understand most language by context.
The reason that sentence is so confusing is because we understand most language by context.

09:56

When they change from one language to another, even mid-sentence, it's like a mental switch is flipped.
When they change from one language to another, even mid-sentence, it's like a mental switch is flipped.
even mid-sentence, it's like a mental switch is flipped.
even mid-sentence, it's like a mental switch is flipped.

08:34

I'm going to read out a few sentences for you and I want you to try to choose if the adjective in each sentence is the correct adjective or not.
I'm going to read out a few sentences for you and I want you to try to choose if the adjective in each sentence is the correct adjective or not.
sentence is the correct adjective or not.
sentence is the correct adjective or not.

10:13

Every time a woman utters a sentence, for one sentence, there's 15 potentials spinning around at a high speed, picking up houses and cars and causing chaos.
Every time a woman utters a sentence, for one sentence, there's 15 potentials spinning around at a high speed, picking up houses and cars and causing chaos.
Every time a man utters a sentence, half the words have escaped his lips unchecked, unfiltered, unthought about.
Every time a man utters a sentence, half the words have escaped his lips unchecked, unfiltered, unthought about.

04:40

You can repeat a single sentence, over and over, until it gets really annoying.
You can repeat a single sentence, over and over, until it gets really annoying.

07:25

Okay, so try this sentence for me. I'll do some of the work
Okay, so try this sentence for me. I'll do some of the work

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They were just mid sentence and I was like,
They were just mid sentence and I was like,

30:18

One sentence, one thought group. What are the most stressed syllables there?
One sentence, one thought group. What are the most stressed syllables there?
'Hear', this is a verb and usually our content words are stressed, but in any sentence,
'Hear', this is a verb and usually our content words are stressed, but in any sentence,