exigent
Example Sentences
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Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
He also said that exigent circumstances — protests that sprang up against immigration raids — shifted conditions at the facility, thus impacting clients’ access to attorneys.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
They can’t forcibly break up a protest absent exigent circumstances.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
And each time I was about to call an end to the chaos, I got sidetracked by exigent cries of “R-and-W, center gate!”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Grade 12, List 6
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