Examples of lawbreaker in a Sentence
He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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The world of city courts was upended in late December, when the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that municipalities cannot impose harsher punishments on lawbreakers than state statute would allow for the same offense.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Bondi met in Washington with the lawbreaker and his fiancé a few days later.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Wyatt, however, became a master at convincing a lawbreaker to surrender his weapon.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Bondi met in Washington with the lawbreaker and his fiancé a few days later.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
As politicians in both parties warned that lawbreakers in the crowd would pay, Webster suppressed a pang of fear.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Wyatt, however, became a master at convincing a lawbreaker to surrender his weapon.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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