How to Use pretrial in a Sentence

pretrial

adjective
  • And he's also agreed to a pretrial program on this gun charge?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Instead, she was booked at the jail as a pretrial detainee.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Among other things, the bill changed some pretrial release rules.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • Golden has since been on pretrial release as her case makes its way to a jury.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Henard is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on June 16.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • In Michigan, the case is still in the pretrial hearing phase.
    — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Once all pretrial motions go to a vote, lawyers will present opening statements.
    — Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That is the date his pretrial hearings are scheduled to begin.
    — Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Many of them are pretrial detainees, which means they have not even been found guilty by a jury of their peers in a court of law.
    — Rayna Reid, Essence, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The trial date will be set at the pretrial conference.
    — Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Gray was scheduled to appear in court for pretrial motions.
    — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Court records show a pretrial hearing is scheduled in his case on Friday.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • While that process plays out, the case will proceed in state court and all pretrial deadlines will remain in effect.
    — Michael R. Sisak, ajc, 4 May 2023
  • Baldoni’s team asked if the final pretrial conference could be pushed a week.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The judge has not (yet) made that determination, and the case will take time to play out in the pretrial process.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
  • Austin was booked into the jail and a judge ordered him be held with no bail until a pretrial hearing occurs.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Navy will not release court transcripts, exhibits or any pretrial records.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The officer who fired the gun has been charged with murder and is in pretrial detention.
    — Tara Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • The judge granted her pretrial release, and she is expected to be sentenced in about six weeks.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Because in pretrial hearings, it has been said there was no connection to the victims.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • For pretrial clients who are presumed innocent, this means asking the judge to lower cash bail.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • White, who has been in pretrial custody for about four months, is expected to be sentenced later this month.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Imamoglu has been in pretrial detention ever since.
    — Beril Akman, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That includes phone calls, text messages and email reminders about court dates or access to pretrial services.
    — Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Among other changes, the bill has created stricter pretrial release rules.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • But pretrial proceedings for four men accused of conspiring in the plot are now in their second decade.
    — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Higgins is due back in court for a pretrial conference on June 16.
    — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The city said in pretrial briefs that the revenue is not enough to cover the full cost of residential trash service.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Lewis is scheduled to return to court March 31 for a pretrial hearing.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Delvalle will return to court for a pretrial hearing on May 20.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

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