How to Use on trial in a Sentence

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  • The three have been on trial in Chicago for nine weeks.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • On both these dates, Rodgers was on trial, the motion reads.
    — Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • He was scheduled to go on trial Nov. 27 before the plea deal.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Then the dalliance comes to light and the golden boy finds himself on trial for the homicide.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 12 June 2024
  • There was a murder case in the news at the time—a doctor and his lover were on trial for killing the woman’s husband.
    — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • For the first time, Donald Trump will be on trial in a criminal court.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The peaceful transfer of power, which Trump aims to end, is on trial.
    — Don Flood, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
  • Menendez is on trial with two of the businessmen — Wael Hana and Fred Daibes.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2024
  • Two teens are set to go on trial for the death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey on July 10.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Here’s everything to know so far: Why is Gwyneth on trial?
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Félicien Kabuga, a wealthy businessman who had been on the run for 23 years, has been on trial since last year.
    — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • Gwyneth Paltrow will go on trial 7 years after a Utah ski slopes crash.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Hunter is on trial for three felony counts in Wilmington, Del.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The couple remained the children's guardians as Simpson was on trial for the murder of Nicole and Goldman.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • The disgraced crypto king, on trial for financial fraud, takes the stand.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Now, the man charged in connection with the 17-year-old girl's disappearance and death is on trial.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 July 2023
  • While a single man will be on trial, the whole crypto industry will be in the harsh spotlight.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Wow, Well, speaking of, obviously, Trump has been on trial over the past few weeks.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • There are five Proud Boys on trial, so each of their attorneys gets to give a closing remark.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The case is the first to put parents on trial over a school shooting, and has drawn national interest.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Nine months later, he’s put on trial and sentenced to 18 years in prison for financial fraud and abuse of power.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Both have pleaded not guilty to all charges, and Chad will go on trial separately.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The calendar will abet that: Trump is scheduled to go on trial in New York in late March, during the midst of the primary season.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • He was expected to go on trial next year, though an official date had not been set.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Cobbs, of Clinton, Md., is one of six people on trial in the case, and the only co-defendant in the group not detained in the D.C. jail after their arrests.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Yet suspects refuse to go on trial and instead blame the parents about Katy’s depression.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The judge said Fernando also should not have testified about guns that were found in the home of one of the men on trial and shell casings that were found outside the home.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • May is currently scheduled to go on trial this fall for mail fraud, wire fraud, and escaping custody.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
  • Menendez, 70, is on trial with two of the businessmen after a third pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal with the government and testified at the trial.
    — Larry Neumeister The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024

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