Example sentences for: acquittal

How can you use “acquittal” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Liberal editorialists paired it with the acquittal/mistrial of Susan McDougal, which they portrayed as a similar rebuke to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.

  • The acquittal disillusioned the future vice president with the power of the pen, and he decided to change careers.

  • I'm reminded here of a column she wrote on William Kennedy Smith, which (if I recall it correctly) made the argument--never established, save on the grounds of emotional identification with his accuser--that his acquittal was proof of the flaws in our legal system.

  • It results from the acquittal of Mr. Brian Fisher, a businessman, on charges of insider dealing, after a ruling in Southwark Crown Court which threatens to severely restrict the scope for prosecutions of insider dealing.

  • Banner headlines in the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and the Washington Post announce the acquittal of President William Jefferson Clinton.


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