How to Use press charges in a Sentence

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• But why couldn’t her office press charges?
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
• Your lawyers would tell you, fire this employee and press charges.
  — Barry Levitt, Time, 18 June 2025
• One of the men fled, while the other declined to press charges.
  — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• In the end, the singer decided not to press charges against his ex.
  — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
• Once she was found, Lorraine didn't want to press charges against her son.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
• The sheriff said the boy’s family did not wish to press charges in that case.
  — Irene Wright The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 15 Sep. 2023
• The case was dismissed when his girlfriend declined to press charges.
  — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
• So the owner who left their pet in the vehicle can't sue or press charges against you.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 June 2025
• Hunter declined to press charges against Hallie, and the whole thing seemed to end.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
• Police said the man didn't want to press charges, so she was released soon after.
  — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
• So, the owner who left their pet in the vehicle can't sue or press charges against you.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2024
• But police documents state the woman does not want to press charges.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
• Police say the case was closed because Ana refused to press charges at the time.
  — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
• The man was identified but the mother refused to press charges.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• Initially the woman didn’t want to press charges but later changed her mind.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• The case was closed because the woman did not want to press charges, the affidavit states.
  — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
• The driver declined to press charges against her, though she was fired shortly after.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
• The owners were out of town at the time of the party and plan to press charges, the station reports.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
• The store was able to recover the food and did not press charges against the two Cleveland men.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
• Lucky for them, the cemetery employee declined to press charges.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Sep. 2024
• The commission decided not to press charges against those who removed the bears from the tree.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• According to the report, the woman whose hair was pulled did not want to press charges against anyone.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
• An arrest warrant was issued but the bartender declined to press charges.
  — CBS News, 13 June 2019
• Rock has not spoken out about the incident, but refused to press charges against Smith.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2022
• The Atlanta native — who declined to press charges last week — is taking the high road.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• The order strips military commanders of the power to press charges or drop a case.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
• The father later declined to press charges, and the 18-year-old boyfriend was released.
  — Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2025
• In the end, the Kindergarten Cop star decided not to press charges against the man who kicked him.
  — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
• Once again, prosecutors declined to press charges.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
• But the victim declined to cooperate or press charges, so the matter was dropped.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024