rape

Example Sentences

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Mr. Swalwell has denied the accusations of rape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Dr Yelin says: "Their understanding of misogyny and rape culture was so sophisticated and so devastating, because they're living it all the time, every day."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

De Zerbi has said Greenwood "paid in a strong way" after leaving Manchester United for Marseille after charges against him, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In France, rape survivor Gisele Pelicot led a women's rights march in Paris, one of several demonstrations in French cities.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

This was the same year in which William Blake evoked England’s 'dark, Satanic mills* in his poem ‘Jerusalem’, but Beethoven's easy-listening Pastoral is not about the industrial rape of the countryside.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall