Sample Sentences for
conviction
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(editor-reviewed)

conviction as in:  spoke with conviction

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Even though many kids laughed at her idea, Bella spoke with great conviction that recycling one bottle could really help save the planet.
conviction = firm belief
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    She stood up in class with total conviction and said, "I believe animals deserve to be treated kindly, no matter what."
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    It's like an impostor has stolen the Pastor's voice, but none of his convictions.†  (source)
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    Indeed, why did you insist on following me to this wretched place at all, given your convictions?†  (source)
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    "I was scared," Johnny said with conviction.†  (source)
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    Fighting for your convictions is important.†  (source)
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    He stood a few meters from the step and spoke with great conviction, great joy.†  (source)
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    By the late 1990s, the evolution of DNA evidence had helped expose dozens of wrongful convictions.†  (source)
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    I searched my mind and discovered a new conviction there: I would never be a plural wife.†  (source)
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    Wade Lanier spent some time on Marvis: his criminal record, convictions, incarceration.†  (source)
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    PARRIS, with dwindling conviction now: A precaution only.†  (source)
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    Laila remembered Mammy telling Babi once that she had married a man who had no convictions.†  (source)
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    He put indignant conviction into this, pouncing on the first sprig of assertiveness in me.†  (source)
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    "Prior convictions?" he asked, as he turned to my lawyer.†  (source)
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conviction as in:  owed a fine after the conviction

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After the conviction, she had to pay a fine and do community service.
conviction = court's finding of guilt
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The judge listed the consequences of her conviction for stealing.
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