How to Use lawless in a Sentence

lawless

adjective

• In this lawless trade, the river is the artery to the world.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2022
• Not just in dark lawless corners of the world, but here in the U.S.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 11 Nov. 2021
• A lawless no man's land, right on a quaint Dutch canal.
  — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2017
• The songs themselves are too catchy and lawless not to bring thrills.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 11 May 2021
• Trump has said the city is the poster child for a lawless Democratic city.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2020
• Trump has said the city is the poster child for a lawless Democratic city.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2020
• Base-ball, as it was called in the mid-1800s, was a lawless enterprise.
  — Keith Sharon, Orange County Register, 15 May 2017
• In the lawless new era of badass dressing, the silk shirt is a wardrobe essential.
  — The Editors Of Gq Style, GQ, 5 June 2018
• In their hands, the anthem became burly, lawless, and tough.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• The United States has long been a reckless, lawless actor on the world stage.
  — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 10 May 2018
• Most of its pirates are from the poor and lawless Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
  — The Economist, 3 July 2019
• 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
• Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
  — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
• Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 27 June 2020
• Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
  — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
• Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
  — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
• Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!
  — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 8 July 2020
• The new study makes clear that lawless behavior is not the norm among gun owners.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
• Flynn plays a man compelled to clean up the lawless cattle town of Dodge City.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2021
• So what are the downsides of a lawless or corporate-ruled Mars?
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020
• 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
• But the caravan panic isn’t just about the idea of a lawless mob swarming the border.
  — Dara Lind, Vox, 29 Oct. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The only ‘grab’ here was Jerry’s lawless grab of Christian’s work.
  — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2019
• Allowing that sort of lawless edict would be a recipe for tyranny.
  — Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
• These safeguards are in place now because of how lawless things were during Liv’s time.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
• Trump's lawless Alien Enemies Act declaration cannot stand.
  — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
• Indeed, Americans have historically rejected lawless behavior and, indeed, so have the law breakers some are pointing to.
  — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025