Example sentences for: convictions

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

  • Our convictions could not have been aired were it not for the essential First Amendment work of responsible journalists, who exemplify the best in investigatory research.

  • They were told that not only the threat reports from abroad but also the recent convictions in the East Africa bombings trial, the conviction of Ahmed Ressam, and the just-returned KhobarTowers indictments reinforced the need to "exercise extreme vigilance."

  • The USAT front-page "cover story," upon reviewing some 1,500 personnel decisions made at the Department of Defense, concludes that the Pentagon regularly grants security clearances to civilian employees of defense contractor companies who have prior criminal convictions and/or long histories of financial irresponsibility or substance abuse.

  • Second, economic theory predicts that some incentives matter more than others, and the data confirm the theory: Executions prevent murders, but convictions prevent even more murders.

  • Starr's essential virtues are his dedication to the truth, his respect for the law, and his solid moral convictions.


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