Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

crime

[krahym] / kraɪm /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Jake was no stranger to crime scenes — as a longtime television news reporter he said he witnessed plenty, but nothing could have prepared him for his parents’ home that night.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"We essentially have a metropolitan style of crime and also risk of fire but with a sort of rural-style funding," he said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

As violence was starting to subsume Costa Rica, in 2022, Rodrigo Chaves stepped into the presidency and made cracking down on crime the centerpiece of his administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

He has insisted Davis made up statements to Los Angeles police in 2008 and to Las Vegas police a year later that put him at the scene of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

But race riots, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and crime in general were on the rise in American cities, and Ginny and the Warden worried about their children’s safety in Birmingham.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Mladic insisted throughout his trial and later appeal process that he was not guilty of genocide or war crimes.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

I still remember sitting in front of the VCR to press the rewind button to rewatch my favorite part — when Wadsworth explains the crimes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Operation Jackal IV - which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 - investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Cohen already served his three-year prison sentence for campaign-finance crimes and lying to Congress.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

To emphasize the fact that suffragists were to be regarded as common criminals, the wardens at the two facilities put them in the same cells with women who had been convicted of committing serious crimes.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training