speeding ticket

noun

: a piece of paper that a police officer gives to someone who was driving too fast and that indicates a fine that the driver will have to pay

Examples of speeding ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On March 14, police arrested a man on an federal warrant and gave him a speeding ticket. Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024 Police say Perez also had a speeding ticket on Dec. 4, 2022, and had crashed his car into a wall roughly one year earlier, in 2021. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 The country star also recalled getting a speeding ticket in Iceland while trying to see the Northern Lights with her manager Kacey Musgraves did her best to enjoy a recent trip to Iceland, but the country had other plans for her. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 Similar to adults who take a class after getting a speeding ticket, juveniles are made to correct their behavior through less punitive methods. Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024 While on The Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday, the NASCAR driver looked back in the rearview to reflect on his very first speeding ticket — which had a hilarious connection to his father, the late, legendary racer Dale Earnhardt Sr. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 Idaho speeding penalties If you’re caught speeding in Idaho, most of the time, the officer will issue you with either a warning or a speeding ticket. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024 After getting a speeding ticket south of Bakersfield, Dean pulled into Blackwell’s Corner, where he was said to have bought an apple and a Coca-Cola. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Any driver caught going faster than that speed limit could be issued a speeding ticket. Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024

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“Speeding ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speeding%20ticket. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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