Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fined
IPA transcription: [f'aɪnd]
Usage examples
  • "Sir, you have distracted me; I shall be fined."
  • "Not having repeated them, through negligence, I should be fined."
  • She cannot be fined by any court of law; but is liable to be tried and punished for crimes by peers of the realm.
  • A free citizen of Pennsylvania who indulged in horse racing and gambling was let off with a fine; a white servant guilty of the same unlawful conduct was whipped at the post and fined as well.
  • Hans, on hearing this, contrived to escape, and hid himself; but Schwartz was taken before the magistrate, fined for breaking the peace, and, having drunk out his last penny the evening before, was thrown into prison till he should pay.
  • Then a private resident of an adjoining place informed the local policeman that the baker's boy should not be allowed to read while driving, and insisted that it was the constable's duty to catch him in the act, and take him to the police court at Alfredston, and get him fined for dangerous practices on the highway.