rape

Example Sentences

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This third trial is only happening because Weinstein’s previous rape conviction in New York was overturned due to outdated rules of evidence.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

She said that "dated laws continue to be a common challenge for victim-survivors", adding that rape myths shape public opinion, police responses and judgements in court.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Trials are about discovering the truth, and a jury should know if a defendant has been accused of rape or sexual assault in the past.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Mr. Swalwell has denied the accusations of rape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

This was the same year in which William Blake evoked England’s 'dark, Satanic mills* in his poem ‘Jerusalem’, but Beethoven's easy-listening Pastoral is not about the industrial rape of the countryside.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall