How to Use verdict in a Sentence
verdict
noun
- The verdict was not guilty.
- Do you want my verdict on the meal?
- The jury reached a guilty verdict.
- The critic's verdict about the show was positive.
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If the verdict had gone the other way, what would that have meant for the film?
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
27 July 2023
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The verdicts were hailed as marking a new era of justice in the #MeToo era.
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Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Apr. 2024
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Ward on Wednesday said Bryant is pleased with the not guilty verdict.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com,
al,
31 May 2023
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The verdict: The first thing our tasters noticed was the darker color of the noodles.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
5 Oct. 2023
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The jury of eight women and four men took five hours to reach their verdict.
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Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
8 Dec. 2022
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Feinstein condemned the verdict and urged the city to stay calm.
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Cathleen Decker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Sep. 2023
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Vander Ark was sick and not in the courtroom when the jury reached its verdict.
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CBS News,
18 Dec. 2023
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From start to finish, the reading of the verdict took less than three minutes.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
31 May 2024
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City lawyers told the judge that a decision on whether to appeal the verdict would be made in the coming days.
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John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2023
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Since then, Heard had been fighting an appeal of the verdict.
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Brendan Morrow,
The Week,
19 Dec. 2022
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Lori's mother Sheri Farmer still remembers the day the verdict was read.
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Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
10 July 2023
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After months of holds and appeals, whether a verdict in the case would come before Election Day is up in the air.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2024
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The Trump campaign used anger over the verdict to raise a staggering $141 million in May.
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Ben Terris,
Washington Post,
18 June 2024
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What does today’s verdict mean for the #MeToo movement?
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Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2022
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James Crumbley was silent and shook his head as the jury foreperson read the verdict.
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Kim Bellware,
Washington Post,
14 Mar. 2024
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Whether Jones will pay any part of the verdict remains a major question hanging over the case.
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Laurel Calkins,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2022
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If Chutkan’s March 4 start date holds, lawyers estimate that case could reach a verdict by May.
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Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Sep. 2023
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The verdict: Some other pie crusts in our test were buttery, sure, but none of them were quite as buttery as Kroger’s.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
3 Nov. 2023
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The verdict came at the tail end of a chaotic Thursday morning in San Francisco.
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Chris Young,
NBC News,
16 Nov. 2023
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Of course, some lawsuits end in verdicts against the defendants.
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Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Aug. 2024
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The verdict: The pizza was pretty good, but the service at the bar on a Monday afternoon was glacial.
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Mike Deehan,
Axios,
26 Sep. 2024
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The news of the verdict was cheered loudly by pro-war commentators.
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Mary Ilyushina,
Washington Post,
9 Dec. 2022
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Several experts deemed the verdict a step back for the #MeToo movement.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 July 2023
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The not guilty verdicts related to Ms. Erlich and the third sister, Nicole Meyer, 37.
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Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2023
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The jury, made up of three women and nine men, needed four hours over two days to render its verdict against Raymond Willis, 42.
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Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Oct. 2024
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One of the most satisfying moments in the film comes as Megan waits around in her backyard with her manager for the verdict to land on Lanez’s case.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2024
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