lawless

Example Sentences

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"Under such circumstances, what exactly is Iran expected to do?" he asked, stating: "Iran is not a nation that submits to coercion, intimidation or lawless aggression."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Their country has become lawless in many places and they want relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“It has to be an agreement to use force, threat, or intimidation to impede federal officials,” Litman explained, and those threats have to produce imminent lawless action—known as the Brandenburg standard.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

The LDS Church released a statement condemning the violence and lawless behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

They could do anything; there was something desperately lawless about them and their noise-deadened brains.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie