How to Use lawless in a Sentence
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In this lawless trade, the river is the artery to the world.
—New York Times, 14 June 2022
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Not just in dark lawless corners of the world, but here in the U.S.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2021
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A lawless no man's land, right on a quaint Dutch canal.
—Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2017
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The songs themselves are too catchy and lawless not to bring thrills.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 11 May 2021
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Trump has said the city is the poster child for a lawless Democratic city.
—Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2020
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Trump has said the city is the poster child for a lawless Democratic city.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2020
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Base-ball, as it was called in the mid-1800s, was a lawless enterprise.
—Keith Sharon, Orange County Register, 15 May 2017
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In the lawless new era of badass dressing, the silk shirt is a wardrobe essential.
—The Editors Of Gq Style, GQ, 5 June 2018
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In their hands, the anthem became burly, lawless, and tough.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
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The United States has long been a reckless, lawless actor on the world stage.
—Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 10 May 2018
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Most of its pirates are from the poor and lawless Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
—The Economist, 3 July 2019
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The danger of a Supreme Court and Justice Department that sets aside the rule of law for one lawless man.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
—Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 27 June 2020
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Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
—Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
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Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
—Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
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Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
—Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
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Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
—Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
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The new study makes clear that lawless behavior is not the norm among gun owners.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
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Flynn plays a man compelled to clean up the lawless cattle town of Dodge City.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2021
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So what are the downsides of a lawless or corporate-ruled Mars?
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020
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Many of us are not surprised by this behavior from the lawless settlers and the IDF at this point.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
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But the caravan panic isn’t just about the idea of a lawless mob swarming the border.
—Dara Lind, Vox, 29 Oct. 2018
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The next day, Prithviraj sent me out with his driver to see just how lawless the industry can be.
—Adam Matthews, Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2015
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Buhay’s house on Broadway is also a reflection of the nearly lawless land deals of the time.
—Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 28 May 2021
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Bean opened up a tent saloon about three miles west of the Pecos River, doing a brisk business in a lawless land.
—John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2018
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The only ‘grab’ here was Jerry’s lawless grab of Christian’s work.
—Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2019
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Allowing that sort of lawless edict would be a recipe for tyranny.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
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These safeguards are in place now because of how lawless things were during Liv’s time.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
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Here on the still-lawless frontier, life can be taken swiftly and without warning.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
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What's harder for the senators to see is how consumers will be protected in such a seemingly lawless realm.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
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