carjack

Example Sentences

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Brandon Bosley was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of making a false report to police when he said a woman tried to carjack him last year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The mayor of Washington D.C. said that the killer in a carjack slaying earlier this week “probably” didn’t mean to murder his victim.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2022

So, why would the fear of the death penalty have any greater impact on a police officer than it would on the average person who’s trying to carjack?

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2021

Officer Lopera, who caught up to Mr. Farmer behind the hotel, said he believed he was trying to carjack a pickup truck, though the truck driver said he did not think that was the case.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2017