How to Use crime in a Sentence

crime

noun
  • She paid dearly for her crimes.
  • He was punished for a crime that he didn't commit.
  • Being single is not a crime.
  • There's no greater crime than forgetting your anniversary.
  • These aren't crimes, of course.
    Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Half of them were for felony crimes.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Pacheco was not charged with a crime.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • She has not been charged with any crime.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • That was the for-hire prong of the crime.
    Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe not, but that’s not the worst crime in the world.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This is more than a crime story.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • She was never charged with a crime.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The crime has never been solved.
    Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Did any types of crime increase?
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • The area still suffers from high rates of crime.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.
    CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 July 2026
  • Bolton was not detained and has not been charged with any crimes.
    Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Lofthouse said there hasn’t been a big change in crime in the past year.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
  • How do Flock cameras help fight crime?
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Talk about a great Scando-crime-thriller.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In no other part of the city was the crime that high for such a small area.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Chicago has had a lot of crime problems.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the film shows the ripple effects of a crime like this.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The next two had been convicted of crimes.
    Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There was no evidence of a crime.
    Kendall Wright, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Attia has not been accused of any crimes.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This year, crime has plummeted in the city.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That fall in crime has not been even across the entire country.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025

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