Examples of commit a crime in a Sentence
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In the first dark hours of June 14, prosecutors say, the pious Boelter, 57, set out to commit a crime that would break a commandment.
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Dan Barry, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
His charges include three instances of misdemeanors of battery, exhibiting a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime with the intent to terrorize.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
The second suspect, a 36-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime, parole violations and resisting arrest.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The statute does not allow non-first responders to enter a vehicle, but in this incident there was no intent to commit a crime, and therefore, there was no violation of the law, police said in their statement.
—Sydney Sasser
july 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
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Dan Barry, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
His charges include three instances of misdemeanors of battery, exhibiting a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime with the intent to terrorize.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
The second suspect, a 36-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime, parole violations and resisting arrest.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The statute does not allow non-first responders to enter a vehicle, but in this incident there was no intent to commit a crime, and therefore, there was no violation of the law, police said in their statement.
—Sydney Sasser
july 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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