molest

Example Sentences

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The city is a bird sanctuary and its code says it is illegal to hunt, wound, molest, injure or kill any bird within its limits.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2021

The Emporia Gazette reports defense attorney Christopher Joseph said Hawkins was sloppy and should have better explained his procedures to the women but he didn’t molest them.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Two, Wade Robson testified under oath that Michael Jackson didn’t molest him, raising the question, “Was he lying then, or is he lying now?”

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2019

Around 1993, James and Wade told the authorities that Jackson didn’t molest them; and Wade testified in court on Jackson’s behalf in 2005.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019

“A big brute like this, he’s worth three times as much. What a bodyguard he will make! No enemy will dare molest you!”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin