Example sentences for: probation

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

  • Three are on trial for murder, and a vegan Straight Edger just finished probation for firebombing a McDonald's.

  • The woman, despite having been convicted of smothering her daughter in 1992 to stop her from crying, and who is still in prison after violating her sentence of probation (!) by engaging in credit card fraud, was nonetheless awarded custody by a judge citing the need of a child for his biological mother and his belief that because the boy is black, he'd be better off with his black mother than with the white woman who filed papers to adopt him.

  • Most felony defendants are repeat offenders; yet, most felony defendants are sentenced not to prison but to probation.

  • Corbett has also got probation officers to work with inner-city clergy on a wide range of crime control and prevention initiatives.

  • But about half do not comply with the terms of their probation.


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