How to Use trespass in a Sentence

trespass

1 of 2 verb

• He told me I was trespassing.
• Don't protest and don't trespass.
  — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• People trespass on state land to take in its views and snap photos.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
• People trespass on state land to take in its views and snap photos.
  — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
• There were, after all, the men who trespassed, as if my young body was theirs to forage.
  — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• The police said he had been warned several times before not to trespass in the area.
  — Mihir Zaveri, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• This neighbor was used to trespassing on our property all the time.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
• Do not trespass under any circumstances, or arrests and heavy fines await you.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2017
• Never dig or trim plants on the other side of the fence, which could be construed as trespassing.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
• He was advised to not trespass on his neighbor’s property again.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• Come prepared with water, food, and rope, and take extra care not to trespass by staying in the riverbed.
  — Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
• The suspects were located, told not to trespass and were released.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022
• Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time a fan has trespassed Swift’s property.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 8 July 2023
• They were advised not to trespass on the property, as well as to refrain from open burning.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
• Hammer said people from the camp trespassed on her property and broke into her home.
  — oregonlive.com, 4 July 2019
• The homeless man, who was trespassed by Sheetz, was given a ride to a local motel.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 26 June 2019
• Court records show that he was charged for allegedly causing a fire on timber or prairie lands while trespassing.
  — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
• The train hit a person who was trespassing on the tracks, officials say; the person died at the scene.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
• Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
• Both were arrested on trespassing charges and removed from the store in handcuffs.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 14 June 2023
• No charges were filed; however, the fast-food restaurant did trespass her from the location.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
• Both have a no-trespassing ordinance for the building.
  — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
• Officials say this isn't the first time someone has trespassed on the property.
  — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 13 May 2026
• The company sued him for trespassing on its vacant property next to his home.
  — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
• The government has no place to trespass on a founding principle of this nation.
  — Molly Parker, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• Resist the urge to trespass on private property.
  — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
• Most of those deaths were not derailments or crashes, but instead people killed while trespassing on train tracks.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• Enamorado said he was booked on charges of trespassing and refusing to leave.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• The notice warned that anyone who remained could be subject to arrest for trespassing.
  — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
• Deputies cited the teens for trespassing on railroad property and have since been released.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

trespass

2 of 2 noun

• He was arrested for trespass.
• To have this held as a trespass on my part is very upsetting.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
• To fight the trespass charges meant waiting in jail possibly for weeks or months.
  — Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2026
• Criminal trespass is the more severe of the two.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
• But the school was seeking a criminal trespass warning against him.
  — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 13 May 2023
• Oriyomi was then read a trespass warning at the airport.
  — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
• Both men were given trespass notices and removed from campus.
  — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
• All six were charged with criminal trespass, and one of the men was also charged with obstruction.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
• He was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle.
  — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
• He was charged with first-degree criminal trespass and second-degree breach of peace.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
• The attorneys also said the trespass order was too vague and never made in writing.
  — al, 13 Dec. 2022
• But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• Jackson was previously given a no trespass order from the store for thefts.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
• Khalid Kamau was charged with criminal trespass and burglary in the first degree.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 9 July 2023
• To be found liable of civil trespass, the landowner must prove property damage.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
• The victim was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass, but both charges were later dropped, sources said.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
• However, the area the two women were arrested is a street and hill away from the original trespass spot.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
• Under the deal, Miller agreed to plead guilty to unlawful trespass, a misdemeanor.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
• He was taken into custody for trespass after warning, the report says.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
• The four other teens were also charged with criminal trespass and littering.
  — Maya Rosenberg, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
• Gym staff then requested police issue a trespass warning to Burns.
  — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
• This means that, unlike on conventional lines, trespass incidents are very rare.
  — Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
• The officer located the man in question, who was charged with criminal trespass and voyeurism.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
• Hogan Flanagan was charged with willful trespass and given a summons to appear in court, police said.
  — Austin Mullen, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
• Officers found the younger woman and summonsed her for criminal trespass.
  — cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
• Miller would instead plead guilty to unlawful trespass, and the actor would be forced to pay a penalty of $692.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
• Gionet was found guilty of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass in that case.
  — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
• Miller accepted a plea deal for a misdemeanor of unlawful trespass to avoid jail time in the Vermont case.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
• Burns was asked to leave the gym by staff, who requested law enforcement issue him a criminal trespass warning.
  — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
• Repeat offenders are having their right to reenter the stores revoked by being served with trespass notices.
  — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 8 June 2026