lawless

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Neatly groomed and driven by anger about the treatment of his Nasa minority, Gomez is hunting for votes in a rebel‑controlled region of Colombia's lawless southwest.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 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

Kitsch says his character is the opposite — he’s a wild card and more lawless.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

This new organization was as lawless as the old one.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson