rape

Example Sentences

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The Met said its teams had "transformed the way we investigate rape and sexual offences".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Women often do not immediately report allegations of rape and sexual assault, she said, "because of the sense of shame that you have, that somehow it's your fault".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“Miss you, big guy,” she wrote in one message, several months after the alleged rape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The city sprawl quickly gave way to stone-walled fields full of dazzling yellow rape and spring-green grass dotted with sheep and frolicking lambs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Today the FBI’s juvenile violent-crime index, which measures arrests for murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, is lower than it was in 1980, and that’s true across racial lines.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater