trespassing

Example Sentences

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That same day, Julie Harding was arrested in Kentucky on suspicion of criminal trespassing, after allegedly harassing her husband’s girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Detectives “have not identified any connection” between the incident last weekend and prior trespassing episodes, according to the spokesman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"No one should be trespassing full stop but no one should be swimming there at that time of night."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The town's authorities report that tourists were "opening private home doors without permission to use the restroom," trespassing, littering and "defecating in private yards and raising a fuss when residents pointed this out".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Not to go trespassing in other people’s gardens 5.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon