outlaw

Example Sentences

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The ’80s brought all but the end for outlaw country as the urban cowboy era took its place, widely attributed to the John Travolta film of the same name,

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

And, as Barron’s reported last week, much of what the bills seek to outlaw may already be banned under existing regulations.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Johnson, which effectively allowed cities to outlaw public camping, Albuquerque began a regime of sweeps, actively dismantling encampments—soon after, they outlawed public camping altogether.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Three series from Jerry Bruckheimer Television currently fill CBS’s prime time schedule on Fridays: “Fire Country,” a drama about wildfire crews in California, that mixes working-class heroism with a dose of outlaw culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

I was taken back to Sassinoth and imprisoned, because I had been in the company of an outlaw, and probably because they did not know what else to do with me.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin