Examples of in flagrante in a Sentence
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The young stars, Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, were seen in flagrante delicto in every room of a center-hall Colonial.
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Rich Cohen, WSJ, 29 July 2023
There were also masturbation jokes and imitations of the noises Elvis Presley and James Hetfield of Metallica might make toward the end of being caught in flagrante delicto.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
Every time two individuals meet in flagrante, their chromosomes are joined, shuffled and re-dealt to the next generation.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2010
And yes, Kourtney and Travis have been caught in flagrante outside their home.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2022
One of the many allegations of adultery in the trial led, famously, to the admission of a photo of the duchess in flagrante with another man.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
In Davies’s hands, Sanditon gets skinny-dipping scenes and couples caught in flagrante.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2020
Half-nude, with dark eyes that seem to follow the observer, the Spartan queen is shown in flagrante with Jupiter disguised as a swan.
—Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, 21 Aug. 2019
Dani discovers Christian in flagrante and finally lets out her howling grief, surrounded by a half-dozen girls who match her keening with their own.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 3 July 2019
Rich Cohen, WSJ, 29 July 2023
There were also masturbation jokes and imitations of the noises Elvis Presley and James Hetfield of Metallica might make toward the end of being caught in flagrante delicto.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
Every time two individuals meet in flagrante, their chromosomes are joined, shuffled and re-dealt to the next generation.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2010
And yes, Kourtney and Travis have been caught in flagrante outside their home.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2022
One of the many allegations of adultery in the trial led, famously, to the admission of a photo of the duchess in flagrante with another man.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
In Davies’s hands, Sanditon gets skinny-dipping scenes and couples caught in flagrante.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2020
Half-nude, with dark eyes that seem to follow the observer, the Spartan queen is shown in flagrante with Jupiter disguised as a swan.
—Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, 21 Aug. 2019
Dani discovers Christian in flagrante and finally lets out her howling grief, surrounded by a half-dozen girls who match her keening with their own.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 3 July 2019
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First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined above
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“In flagrante.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20flagrante. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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