How to Use prosecutor in a Sentence

prosecutor

noun
  • The boy went to Deleon’s house just once and slept on the couch, prosecutors said.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Michael said police and prosecutors told him his case was linked to the same group being charged in the two men’s deaths.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • But the judge ruled those claims were hearsay and barred prosecutors from discussing them.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Cuadrado then pulled a knife on the three supervisors and stabbed one of them in the back of the head, according to prosecutors.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Last week, one of the 19 defendants in the case became the first to accept such an offer from prosecutors.
    Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In another, prosecutors said that a New York man used locks and glue to prevent the opening of a clinic’s gate.
    Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Wilson grabbed a gun from his brother's hip and chased the group out of the mall, where an exchange of gunfire occurred, prosecutors said.
    The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Both the officers on trial had recently been trained on the carotid hold, the prosecutor said.
    Andi Babineau, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The day prosecutors say Genco planned to carry out his plan fell on the anniversary of Rodger’s attack.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The chief also said it was not immediately known if prosecutors plan to charge the boy as an adult.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • All but two of the counts in his indictment will be dismissed at his plea and sentencing in April, prosecutors said.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • At the time of the theft, the slippers were insured for $1 million, but prosecutors said the current market value is about $3.5 million.
    Shania Russell and Oliver Gettell, EW.com, 18 May 2023
  • When Wilson did not, prosecutors said Bagshaw fired once, striking Wilson in the face.
    Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • The clerk was unable to do that, prosecutors say, so Harrington removed the cash from the registers.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • Roman is asking for the prosecutors to be disqualified and for the charges against him to be dismissed.
    Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Police and prosecutors say Thurman and Christopher Phillips carried out three armed robberies in a span of eight days in June.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The state prosecutors' office said the bodies showed no signs of violence.
    CBS News, 22 June 2023
  • The Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office said the plant had been hit eight times.
    Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Smith asked the Supreme Court to bypass the appellate court hearing the case– but his request was denied last week — a blow to the special counsel and his team of prosecutors.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Under his plea agreement with prosecutors, the charge related to the bogus bid was dropped.
    Bob Van Voris, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • So the judge said prosecutors could cross-examine the witnesses at a later date.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Three people wounded in the shooting were not involved in the disturbance between the two groups, prosecutors said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Federal prosecutor Soo Song played a video of Bowers being brought out through the fire escape in which Bowers’ voice can be heard.
    Sabrina Souza, CNN, 7 June 2023
  • Shooting video stuns courtroom The courtroom was quiet as prosecutors played the silent surveillance footage of the shooting.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Both teens pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in return for 20 to 25 years in prison, according to the prosecutor and court records.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The men cut a hole in part of a window grating with a saw before the theft, then set a fire in order to cut the power supply to streetlights outside the museum, prosecutors claimed.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 16 May 2023
  • The teens had been involved in a doorbell ditch prank at the man's home in the community of Temescal Valley about 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles, prosecutors said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Judge Hill allowed a few family members to speak, though prosecutors asked for more.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Pop star Shakira agreed to a deal on Monday with Spanish prosecutors, avoiding a trial in a case that accused her of tax evasion.
    Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • When prosecutors sought to indict Shifflett, a grand jury refused to return the true bill needed to bring a criminal case in court.
    Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023

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