hate crime

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hate crime McNeil, 41, of Everett, is now charged with a hate crime and other offenses, the district attorney’s office said. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 Zoom out: Gun sales spiked nationwide starting in 2020 amid climbing homicide rates, protests over police brutality, and a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025 The family of an Ardrey Kell High School student accused of assaulting a Muslim classmate spoke out for the first time Thursday and rejected accusations the incident was a hate crime. Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025 The announcement by El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya is a significant turn in the criminal case of Patrick Crusius, 26, who was already sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty in 2023 to federal hate crime charges. arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hate crime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
Noun
  • Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Noun
  • Graham Pauley singled and advanced to third when a fielder’s choice turned into a throwing error on Bohm.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Kyren Paris reached on an error by Matt Chapman at third, with Chapman cutting in front of Adames with the ball bounding into the outfield to bring Neto home with the second run.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Achieving strong returns in the U.S. and Europe increasingly means navigating high corporate debt levels, currently around 80% of GDP in the U.S., slower economic growth, and policy uncertainty.
    Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • There are other elements of the government's debt obligations that only add to the cost.
    John Kelly, Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Kang’s character, Lee Kang-su, walks a treacherous line between crime and law enforcement – a balancing act that presented unique acting challenges.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The post was an apparent violation of Major League Baseball’s social media policy, which prohibits the use of electronic devices during games.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In legal terms, the lawsuits are saying oil and gas companies violated consumer-protection laws and committed common-law civil violations such as negligence.
    Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The government treated it as more evidence of American animus, and the minister in question denied wrongdoing and shrugged it off.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Giuffre was not called as a witness during Maxwell's trial, and Maxwell has consistently denied all wrongdoing.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The former student at the University of Washington was also charged with one felony count of burglary.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Possession of a firearm on school property is a third-degree felony.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 1992, Sam pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of assault and received probation.
    Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • They were arrested in June 2023 on four misdemeanor counts.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on hate crime

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!