How to Use recognizance in a Sentence

recognizance

noun
  • Metro jail records show that she was released on her own recognizance.
    — al, 9 June 2020
  • He was jailed and released on his own recognizance, jail records show.
    — Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Ibrahim was released on a on his own recognizance, records show.
    — Kate Martin, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • We’re left to our own recognizance.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
  • He was released on his own recognizance after the judge set the next court date.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 26 June 2019
  • He was released the same day as his arrest on his own recognizance.
    — Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 May 2021
  • He was released on his own recognizance and given a new court date.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 13 June 2020
  • He was released from jail on his own recognizance and has pleaded not guilty.
    — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2021
  • She was released from jail on her own recognizance and could not be reached for comment.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 June 2017
  • He was booked at the county jail and released on his own recognizance.
    — Georgia News, ajc, 26 July 2022
  • He was allowed to remain out of jail on his own recognizance.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
  • He was released on his own recognizance, and the woman was not charged.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 18 June 2022
  • He was released on his own recognizance the next day, police said.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • He was released on his own recognizance, per records seen by Newsweek.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Court records show that Craythorn has been released on his own recognizance.
    — NBC News, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Snider was then released the next morning on his own recognizance.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • About three-fourths have been released on their own recognizance and do not have bail, Cates said.
    — oregonlive, 4 June 2020
  • He was released on his own recognizance.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • He was released on his own recognizance, and the judge ordered him to stay away from the doctor.
    — Hannah Sarisohn and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 20 May 2022
  • Stan was released on his own recognizance.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to the charge and remains free on his own recognizance.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • The rest have either posted bond or have been released on their own recognizance.
    — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Clarke again refused, then filed a writ of habeas corpus and asked to be released on his own recognizance.
    — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • At a hearing that day, a judge released Ivery on his own recognizance.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The man pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance at his first court hearing, records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • After he was booked, Galchenyuk was released the next day on his own recognizance.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • He was released from jail on his own recognizance but did not show up for his trial, Wagstaffe said.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2023
  • Briggs asked for Crofts to be released on his own recognizance.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Court records show that Nelson was released on his own recognizance.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • A week later, he was released released on his own recognizance.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

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