How to Use clemency in a Sentence

clemency

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  • The President has granted clemency to several people this month.
  • Mathis filed a clemency application on behalf of Floyd earlier this year.
    — Fox News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Gascón supported the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency after nearly 35 years behind bars.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The process of reviewing a normal clemency application can take years, many years, before being either rejected or accepted.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Kovrig and Spavor had been granted medical parole, which doesn’t require court approval in China, unlike other acts of clemency.
    — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The last time a governor granted clemency to a death row inmate was Democrat Brad Henry in 2010.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Still worried that the deal could fall apart at the last minute, Biden waited to sign Bout’s clemency until the last minute.
    — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Attorneys for the brothers submitted requests for clemency to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Dorsey, who had requested clemency, thanked those who tried to save his life.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Barack Obama didn’t take any clemency action in his first two years.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • West has been working to free Hoover for some time now, having asked Donald Trump in 2018 to grant Hoover clemency.
    — Katie Song, Variety, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Mendez said the Board received a letter from Redmond's children asking the state not to grant any form of clemency.
    — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The White House announced Thursday that Montes, 37, has been granted clemency.
    — Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Over the years, former FBI agents have pushed back against Peltier's claim of innocence and bid for clemency.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Trump issued clemency for both Stone and Flynn between the election and Jan. 6, Raskin said.
    — CBS News, 13 July 2022
  • Both men were granted clemency by Biden before the release.
    — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But the governor has not sought to use his clemency power to reduce any of the current death sentences to life in prison.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2022
  • His lawyer, Kacey Keeton, is working to seek clemency from the governor.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Gascón on Wednesday urged Newsom to grant clemency for the Menendez brothers.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Scott did say that those defendants could go through the clemency process as allowed under law.
    — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Only the president can grant clemency to those who violate the city’s laws.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Joe Biden handed out his first grants of clemency as president.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The bigger picture: This is one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving cannabis.
    — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • He was granted clemency by President Ronald Reagan the next year, at age 27.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Parson has not granted clemency on a death penalty case.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The two men kept in touch, and in August 2021, Mr. Gibbs wrote a heartfelt letter to the governor requesting clemency.
    — Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 4 May 2024
  • His first steps to freedom came last fall, when the state parole board recommended clemency for Shabazz.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The day after the state dinner, Mr. Biden signed an executive grant of clemency for Mr. Bout, but held it back while aides set the transfer in motion.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Until he was granted clemency, Meade did not have the right to run for office or take the bar exam to be able to practice law in Florida.
    — Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The last time a governor granted clemency to someone on death row was in 2010, by Democrat Brad Henry.
    — NBC News, 2 Nov. 2021

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