Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressors
Noun
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Responding officers placed both offenders into custody.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Products that heat or continuously disperse fragrance (including traditional plug-in air fresheners) may be the worst offenders.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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And whenever America is determined, global criminals weaken.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But as legacy media recedes, a growing cohort of famous felons are leveraging new media to rehab their images.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of his rivals have noted that former felons without such an illustrious name often struggle for employment, which is a fair point.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains, Peterson says, families and communities may miss warning signs in the young people around them.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the finale, Muck takes the fall for Tender while the true villains get away.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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