How to Use lawbreaker in a Sentence

lawbreaker

noun
  • He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
  • In what is one of the strictest bans on the products, lawbreakers face fines and up to four years in jail.
    — Jennifer McDermott and Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Vegas is lawbreakers – though, to be fair, that’s just Bugsy.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • Vegas is lawbreakers – though, to be fair, that’s just Bugsy.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • Chaos and protection of lawbreakers breeds fear for us, the law-abiders, and your message stokes those fears.
    — latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • Copperas Cove may be about 250 miles from the nearest beach, but even that distance doesn't put sea-going lawbreakers out of reach from the long ... fin of the law.
    — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 29 July 2019
  • Copperas Cove may be about 250 miles from the nearest beach, but even that distance doesn't put sea-going lawbreakers out of reach from the long ... fin of the law.
    — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 29 July 2019
  • But now that the lawbreakers are from Trump’s inner circle, the president has changed his tune.
    — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The approach of a drug dog might even compel a wavering lawbreaker to give himself up.
    — Chris Roberts, Forbes, 30 May 2021
  • County and state officials say their cost is small compared to the cost of locking up young lawbreakers.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Pardons shouldn’t be gifts for friends, donors, and relatives who happen to be lawbreakers.
    — Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The life trials of the cursing lawbreaker make an honestly vulgar tale.
    — Armond White, National Review, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Lawbreakers must go back: This is for people who feel bad for illegal immigrants who have to go back.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • Are Jewish moms and dads who send their children to religious schools lawbreakers?
    — William McGurn 17, wsj.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Police will continue to maintain the city’s public safety and bring all lawbreakers to justice.
    — Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
  • On the criminal-justice side, law enforcement is in an arms race with lawbreakers.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2014
  • The premise of my first book (Hello, Shadowlands) is that lawbreakers tend to be rational actors, not just black-hearted ghouls.
    — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Clemency is a form of mercy by a government toward a lawbreaker.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Known lawbreaker Hunter Biden’s corruption knows no bounds.
    — Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 14 July 2023
  • The two candidates who see Trump as a lawbreaker were roundly booed for their views: Hutchinson and Christie, who offered an extended tribute to Pence.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The problem is the direct result of failing to deal correctly with campus lawbreakers.
    — WSJ, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The gun-toting men wearing headgear and zipping through the streets of Covington on bicycles are not lawbreakers.
    — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The gun-toting men wearing headgear and zipping through the streets of Covington on bicycles are not lawbreakers.
    — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The Kremlin has portrayed Navalny and his supporters as lawbreakers and tools of the West, acting to destabilize Russia.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In his book, Biden writes that some parts of that crime bill always troubled him, including its three-strikes-and-you’re-out provision that sent some federal lawbreakers to prison for life.
    — Matthew Cooper, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2017
  • In his book, Biden writes that some parts of that crime bill always troubled him, including its three-strikes-and-you’re-out provision that sent some federal lawbreakers to prison for life.
    — Matthew Cooper, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2017
  • Abbott has said only lawbreakers have anything to worry about.
    — Paul J. Weber, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2017
  • Abbott has said only lawbreakers have anything to worry about.
    — Paul J. Weber, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2017
  • The lawbreaker-as-hero model rings differently in an age of Trumpian politics and practices, of open insurrection and a near-coup.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022
  • Oakland is in the middle of one of its most turbulent times in decades, fueled by its mayor, Sheng Thao, who is being recalled next month by voters frustrated over crime, corruption, and a reluctance to hold lawbreakers accountable.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024

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