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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/ˈsɛntəns/}}
* {{SAMPA|/"sEnt@ns/}}
* {{audio|en-us-sentence.ogg|US}}

== Noun ==
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# {{countable}} {{grammar context}} In [[grammar]], a '''sentence''' is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a [[capital]] letter and ends with a [[period]] '.', [[question mark]] '?', or [[exclamation mark]] '!'. Usually a '''sentence''' has a [[subject]], [[verb]], and [[object]].
#: ''The first '''sentence''' in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."''
# {{countable}} {{law}} In [[law]], a '''sentence''' is the [[punishment]] that a [[judge]] gives to a [[criminal]].
#: ''He received a 15-year '''sentence''' for the murder of his friend.''

== Verb ==
{{verb|sentenc|e}}
# {{transitive}} {{law}} If a [[judge]] '''sentences''' someone, they decide on a [[punishment]] for a [[crime]].
#: ''He was '''sentenced''' to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.''