criminals

Example Sentences

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An untold number of those deportees were convicted criminals and members of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

He is one of the most infamous criminals in modern European history.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Not only that, but he would go hard after criminals of all stripes and embark on a prison-building spree to house them in the Amazon jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"I will be the one to take the lead in combating criminals," the 51-year-old added.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

There was a third bundle of coins baked into the stale loaf of bread that only the most desperate of criminals would be interested in.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss