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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Alwyn’s character in that final section (narratively the strongest) ends up date-raping his ex.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
California bars serving alcohol must sell or offer customers test strips to make sure their drinks haven’t been spiked with date rape drugs as of this week.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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Verb
The laws also tackle issues related to housing affordability, the difficulty of fixing your own iPhone and other electronic devices, and screening measures to detect date-rape drugs in alcoholic drinks at bars and nightclubs.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Alwyn’s character in that final section (narratively the strongest) ends up date-raping his ex.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Noun
Transit police in New York City have captured a man carrying a date rape drug at Penn Station in connection with the discovery of a dead woman stuffed in a suitcase near an apartment complex on suburban Long Island, according to authorities.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
California bars serving alcohol must sell or offer customers test strips to make sure their drinks haven’t been spiked with date rape drugs as of this week.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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“Date-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date-rape. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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date rape
noun
: rape committed by the victim's date
broadly
: acquaintance rape
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