crime

Example Sentences

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In subsequent calls, Strickland told Boyd he had contacted the captain of criminal investigations to make sure “the right people” got to the crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the next several hours, the investigation unfolded unlike any Tamasi had seen in her six years examining crime scenes—or her 19 years in law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Crime and Policing Bill, now in its final stages in parliament, has been framed to improve authorities' crackdowns on knife crime, anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls, shoplifting and child abuse.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Defendants in the United States can be tried at both the state and federal level for the same crime, although the charges tend to differ -- as they do for Mangione.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It wouldn’t matter that I’d done the crime in some unknown future or that current me had no flying clue what was going on.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin