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.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
After a couple sips, Doe allegedly realized he had been drugged with GHB, a date rape substance, and began drifting in and out of consciousness.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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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.
—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
One particularly macabre tale about a date rape and a quarterback who got his arm severed landed Williamson in the counselor’s office.
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
After a couple sips, Doe allegedly realized he had been drugged with GHB, a date rape substance, and began drifting in and out of consciousness.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Date-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date-rape. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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date rape
noun
: rape committed by the victim's date
broadly
: acquaintance rape
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