Examples of ex-con in a Sentence
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The name is a metaphor for the scrappy, tenacious unlicensed private detectives at the center of the show: Hank (Donal Logue), the alcoholic ex-cop, and his ex-con best friend Bitt (Michael Raymond-James).
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
Sheldon Johnson, the ex-con who claimed to be a criminal justice reform activist and palled around with VIPs like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and podcaster Joe Rogan, pleaded not guilty to murder in a Bronx courtroom Tuesday before the judge ordered him held without bail.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old father died Monday after a violent ex-con with 21 prior arrests allegedly shot him in the stomach when police approached the car where the suspect was sitting in the passenger seat.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s claustrophobic directorial debut sees an ex-con (Gina Gershon) and her neighbor (Jennifer Tilly) attempt to steal millions of dollars from the latter’s mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Hunter told the story of Harry Powell, a murderous ex-con who takes up the identity of a preacher in order to do his misdeeds.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Random shoving attacks on the city's subway platforms have left people killed or severely injured by oncoming trains, and last week an ex-con was accused of ditching his ankle monitor before shoving his ex into a moving train in Manhattan during an argument.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
In the psychological family melodrama Brothers, Gyllenhaal plays Tommy, an ex-con who takes care of his sister-in-law Grace (Natalie Portman) after his brother Sam (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in action in Afghanistan.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
One is an ex-con Wood met while working construction jobs in South Carolina.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
Sheldon Johnson, the ex-con who claimed to be a criminal justice reform activist and palled around with VIPs like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and podcaster Joe Rogan, pleaded not guilty to murder in a Bronx courtroom Tuesday before the judge ordered him held without bail.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The 31-year-old father died Monday after a violent ex-con with 21 prior arrests allegedly shot him in the stomach when police approached the car where the suspect was sitting in the passenger seat.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s claustrophobic directorial debut sees an ex-con (Gina Gershon) and her neighbor (Jennifer Tilly) attempt to steal millions of dollars from the latter’s mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Hunter told the story of Harry Powell, a murderous ex-con who takes up the identity of a preacher in order to do his misdeeds.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Random shoving attacks on the city's subway platforms have left people killed or severely injured by oncoming trains, and last week an ex-con was accused of ditching his ankle monitor before shoving his ex into a moving train in Manhattan during an argument.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
In the psychological family melodrama Brothers, Gyllenhaal plays Tommy, an ex-con who takes care of his sister-in-law Grace (Natalie Portman) after his brother Sam (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in action in Afghanistan.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
One is an ex-con Wood met while working construction jobs in South Carolina.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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