criminals

Example Sentences

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Kaczynski, a once-gifted mathematician, was an outlier; criminals have lower IQs than Americans as a whole, surveys show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The Liberal Democrats say they would pay cash rewards of up to £5,000 for tip-offs that lead to successful prosecutions of criminals illegally dumping waste.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Other than one queasy homage to “Deliverance,” the film’s handling of the showdown between this drab married couple and the cartoonish criminals is rarely gripping.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

After that, when Hanako and the other kids walked to school each morning, the soldiers in jeeps would stare at them like they were criminals.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata