lawlessness

Example Sentences

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The judges cite the government for its tendency to swear at reality in its defenses and the fundamental lawlessness of the behavior they are trying to block.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

And yet, in a version of Britain the rest of Europe has abandoned to death and lawlessness, Kelson survives because of his dedication to artistic and scientific curiosity.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants have fled to Chile from Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship, contributing to a sense of lawlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

While meant to be a warning that brutality, cruelty, and lawlessness extended toward some would not end with those first targeted, there have always been a few problems with the Niemöller poem.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

It was then that the heavens heard the cries of those men who had died from the lawlessness of the Earth.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley