date-raped; date-raping; date-rapes
: to commit date rape on
date rapist
noun
: rape committed by the victim's date
broadly
: acquaintance rape
Examples of date-rape in a Sentence
Noun
He was accused of date rape.
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Liam Quinn,
People.com,
23 June 2025
The detection window for common date-rape drugs is hours, making quick testing crucial, said Scott Baker.
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Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Lemke said Sculley claims that on the night of May 31, Carragher gave her a vape that contained an apparent date rape drug that paralyzed her.
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Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Verb
The paper further reported that officials did not specify if the needles had been spiked by date-rape drugs like Rohypnol or GHB.
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Liam Quinn,
People.com,
23 June 2025
The detection window for common date-rape drugs is hours, making quick testing crucial, said Scott Baker.
—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
Noun
Their startup is developing a chemical sensor embedded in jewelry that can discreetly detect date rape drugs in drinks.
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Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Lemke said Sculley claims that on the night of May 31, Carragher gave her a vape that contained an apparent date rape drug that paralyzed her.
—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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“Date-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date-rape. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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date rape
noun
: rape committed by the victim's date
broadly
: acquaintance rape
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