rape

Example Sentences

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Recognizing that women would now have to live under the restriction, DuBuisson wanted to make sure victims of rape and incest could terminate their pregnancies.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The Tate brothers, a pair of American-British social-media influencers facing rape charges in the U.K. and Romania, toured Moscow, with Andrew Tate wearing sunglasses and a leather coat as he strolled toward Red Square.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Anyone who makes an allegation of rape is entitled to anonymity by law.

From BBC • May 18, 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