offender

Example Sentences

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"It doesn't stop a determined offender", she says.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Lutnick told the panel he had no personal or professional relationship with the sex offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But police officials said one helpful tool has been a law allowing investigators to aggregate the thefts of a repeat offender at the same store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

He formally took up the post in February 2025, before being removed last September when further details about his past ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Any municipal jail, he figured, expects many of their prisoners to leave within a day or two, through bonds or dropped charges or any number of outcomes for the small-time offender.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers