How to Use judge in a Sentence

judge

1 of 2 noun
  • She's one of the strictest judges in the state.
  • He served as a judge at the baking contest.
  • She is a good judge of character.
  • Doesn’t the judge need to know?
    — Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The judge set bail in that amount.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Her lawyer says no and then a judge rules.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Around 3pm, the judges took their first sips.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 15 May 2026
  • The judge has not yet ruled on the motion.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The deal must still be approved by a judge.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The judge sent jurors home for the evening.
    — Sierra Van Der Brug, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • Chock has since called for vetting of judges.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Well, a judge has dismissed those charges.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • To have a judge and lawyers then doubt her work was a blow to her pride.
    — Oscar Schwartz, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Now on their third judge, his client is still waiting.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • The judge was injured on his arm, his wife on her hip.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The judge's opinion is good enough to read on your own here.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The judge in the case ruled against the move just ahead of trial.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The women would lie down in front of the judges, lift their skirts.
    — Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • As if being a fry judge isn't cool enough, how does free fries sound?
    — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 7 July 2018
  • Combs then thanked the judge for his time before the court took a short break.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Turn the beef into art and let fans be the judge of who’s earned the crown.
    — Shanetta McDonald, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Johnson asked the judge how long a life sentence is.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The judge can choose to accept or reject the deal.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • She was removed as a judge and no longer has her law license.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 22 July 2019
  • The court turned them down by a tie vote, with five judges in favor and five against.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • They both will be held behind bars without bail, a judge ruled.
    — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Then the judges each made their trademark grimace.
    — Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The next judge ordered the case to be sent back to a grand jury.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Students were sent there not by parents, but by courts and judges.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

judge

2 of 2 verb
  • Who are you to judge me?
  • If you are accused of a crime you have the right to be judged by a jury of your peers.
  • The jury will be asked to judge the defendant's guilt.
  • We should do whatever we judge to be the right thing.
  • He was trying to judge the strength of his opponent.
  • He feels that they have judged him unfairly.
  • You should not judge people by their appearance.
  • Don't judge her too severely.
  • And by his fruit he should be judged.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Is she judged the same way as a man?
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Time will tell, and time will judge him.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • So what is the fair way to judge it?
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
  • They’re just not judged on the same scale.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That’s for you guys to write about and to judge.
    — Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Jay is not good at being judged.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That’s where fans are going to judge you.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • We get judged on (wins and losses).
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The solstice doesn’t judge you for this.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
  • This isn’t about judging minds.
    — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Admirably, the film doesn’t judge her for this.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But the court ruled that the dogs could not be judged by their height alone.
    — David Rising, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2020
  • How will voters judge starters?
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • First, dogs are judged against others of their breed.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Don't judge a plan based on bronze, silver or gold.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t judge them — or yourself.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • Don’t judge it or try to make sense of it, just write what comes to mind.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And that knows how to judge the risks that humans pose to them.
    — National Geographic, 23 June 2020
  • He should be judged on his record and his plans for the future.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • These are matters to be judged case by case, or frame by frame.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • If that’s the case for you, try not to judge or blame yourself.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022

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