Examples of lawbreaker in a Sentence
He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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Cross serves the town of Eddington as a useless figure of authority—a shiftless, asthmatic grump who mumbles complaints at lawbreakers and halfheartedly manages a staff of cops at his office.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
On the series, Chapman hunted down lawbreakers who skipped bail.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
But a law so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court settled its legality has essentially gathered dust, not lawbreakers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2025
For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
On the series, Chapman hunted down lawbreakers who skipped bail.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
But a law so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court settled its legality has essentially gathered dust, not lawbreakers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2025
For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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