How to Use commit a crime in a Sentence

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• If someone tries to commit a crime, presumably the video camera will see all.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Among the charges were conspiracy to commit a crime and assault with a deadly weapon.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
• He is charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty and one count of threats to commit a crime.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Roberts is charged with false report or threat of terrorism and using a computer to commit a crime.
  — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
• Dorantes was charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
• Were someone to commit a crime and blame an implant, how would the legal system determine fault?
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• Any parting advice for collectors, or warnings for those in the art space who may be inclined to commit a crime?
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• McGee is the latest person to be accused of using Grindr to commit a crime.
  — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
• Muldoon has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, threats to commit a crime and disturbing the peace.
  — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
• Where is the line between being determined to commit a crime and just wondering about the nature of crime?
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• The three were booked into jail on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
• This matters because poverty is one of the strongest predictors of whether someone will commit a crime.
  — Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
• Did an executive commit a crime or just exhibit bad judgement?
  — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
• Burglary under state law requires a person to enter and remain in a building with an intent to commit a crime.
  — oregonlive, 21 July 2021
• The two teens were charged with armed robbery and threat to commit a crime, according to Boston Police.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
• Jaiden Green was also booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime.
  — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• The charges included 69 counts of child abuse, one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and one count of battery.
  — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
• If that gun is used to commit a crime before the person turns 21, the co-signer would only be able to be held civilly liable.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
• More opportunities to earn a source of income would mean less of an urge to commit a crime to survive, Ardnt said.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
• The prosecution argued that there is no proof Arbery had committed or planned to commit a crime.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2021
• For example, suppose the person is using AI as a planning tool to commit a crime.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Green and Bivins were also charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and street gang conspiracy.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• Using a computer to commit a crime is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
• Defense attorneys said Schurr was defending himself and didn't commit a crime.
  — John Flesher and Ed White, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
• Agents also searched for evidence of a conspiracy or plan to commit a crime related to grant funding.
  — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
• Despite its law-breaking history, there’s no need to commit a crime to get your hands on this Streamline Moderne home.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
• Wein was arrested and pleaded guilty last month to charges of solicitation for murder and use of a computer to commit a crime.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021
• One major challenge in these prosecutions will be showing that the electors had the requisite intent to commit a crime.
  — Derek T. Muller, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
• Crowder was charged with one count of loitering with intent to commit a crime for the July 22 incident.
  — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025