How to Use outlaw in a Sentence

outlaw

1 of 2 noun

• Billy the Kid was one of the most famous outlaws of America's early history.
• An outlaw on the fringes and in the slipstream.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
• Ready to hop on your horse and become an outlaw riding through the desert?
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2021
• There is a unique cachet to being the outlaw.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
• What outlaw road movies did you and your crew use as a frame of reference?
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
• And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2026
• The law is the law, and this outlaw of the emergent video age must serve a short jail term for his offense.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022
• Against this backdrop, an outlaw named Clutch has no choice but to get behind the wheel one more time.
  — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
• The legendary outlaw is a natural fit for our eat-the-rich moment.
  — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
• In the film, Cliff starred as an aspiring singer turned outlaw and hero of the poor after killing a cop.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
• But there are still some old phones (and plenty of outlaws) floating around in the Deep South.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
• Hoyt is a gambler and an outlaw who lays low in Independence.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• The final part tells the story of an outlaw who doesn’t set out to become a legend but ends up one anyway.
  — Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
• In other words, a sly outlaw but also a SoCal high school burnout.
  — Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
• But for all his talk of outlaws, Shaboozey can’t help but gravitate toward a hero.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
• With few overhead costs or safety standards, these outlaw miners, in some cases, could strike it rich.
  — Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
• Coe’s background was suitable for finding a home in the outlaw country movement.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• So why not outlaw parties and rein in the dangers of partisanship?
  — Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
• They Fall follows an outlaw who teams up with an old gang after his enemy is released from prison.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2021
• But with the passage of a new city ordinance, Bandit may become a true outlaw.
  — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Dec. 2025
• Adcock has become one of the fastest rising stars in the country music genre due to his blend of party vibes and outlaw style.
  — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• This film paired Redford with Paul Newman in the story of two outlaws on the run.
  — Hannah Parry amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
• One is Panamint, which was founded by outlaws who struck silver while hiding out from law enforcement.
  — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
• Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
• And for the moment, the octogenarian outlaw is having a hell of a time with the task at hand.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
• At her core, Trudy is definitely a tough-talking outlaw, but there are layers.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Nov. 2021
• But a local outlaw, Jugga – a Sikh – sacrifices his life to save the train.
  — Ajay Verghese, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022
• Two outlaws live together and learn to care for one another until there is a betrayal.
  — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
• David is a hunted outlaw, forced to hide among his enemies and live yet another dangerous lie.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
• Two swaggering outlaws roll into a mining town and unleash a wave of cruelty.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

outlaw

2 of 2 verb

• That type of gun was outlawed last year.
• The government passed a bill outlawing the hiring of children under the age of 12.
• But baiting live sharks so tourists can watch them would be outlawed.
  — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
• And to outlaw any attempt to charge a per-mile tax on driving.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
• Here are seven states in which happy hours are outlawed.
  — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• However, there were not enough votes to outlaw it.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• Ten states now have outlawed certain kinds of assault-style rifles as well as large clips.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
• But over time, these were outlawed or abandoned as too dangerous.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• In other words, the maps may have been outlawed — but their consequences are still being lived.
  — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
• Texas naysayers who found the Edgar troubling tried outlawing it.
  — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• It could be read, for example, to outlaw an excess of sugary snacks during a bike race.
  — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
• In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• The state outlawed many casino games in the 1870s, though that didn’t halt gambling.
  — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• But our response should be to help American firms run faster — not to outlaw racing.
  — Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026
• Some towns outlawed flashing signs years ago in an attempt to modernize their codes and their cities’ appearances.
  — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
• The rules also outlaw blocking access to a highway or other street where a sideshow is occurring.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
• His congressional pawns could have passed a law outlawing ridicule of the president.
  — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• It was outlawed in the same law that forbade dropping rocks and logs on catfish, which tells you what fisheries managers thought of the practice.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
• And yet, despite decades of public frustration, Congress has failed to outlaw it.
  — Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
• There were assaults in schools, where inclusive language was demonized and outlawed.
  — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
• The floodplain has been redrawn wider than ever, outlawing home construction in new danger zones.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
• This year, a bill that would have outlawed 7-OH failed to make it past the finish line after talks with the House.
  — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2026
• The law, however, does not outlaw current ownership of the pistols or the private resale of such firearms.
  — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
• Gambling is outlawed on commercial aircraft, dictated by a law passed more than 50 years ago.
  — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
• Like much of the administration’s work, the plan would not outlaw any of the fees, since the agency lacks such authority.
  — Tony Romm, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
• Many other cities, states, and countries have outlawed the practice, according to the bill analysis.
  — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
• An ordinance was passed outlawing as a fire hazard the stacking of feed hay in downtown Chicago.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
• The league outlawed that technique between games, and Brodeur didn’t shake Avery’s hand after the series.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
• People of faith gathered in secrecy for services, and religion was outlawed.
  — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• Illinois has laws outlawing cellphone usage and texting while behind the wheel of one’s vehicle.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026