How to Use age of consent in a Sentence

age of consent

noun phrase

• The young man was 20 at the time; the age of consent in the U.K. is 16.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• Many believe one way to help block the procedures for children is to change the age of consent to 18.
  — Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 20 July 2023
• The age of consent in the Bahamas is 16, but the lawsuit says the girl was intoxicated and could not give consent.
  — Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
• The new law, which had been approved by the House of Representatives in May, is the first time Japan has changed its age of consent in more than 100 years.
  — Motoko Rich, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• In the past, a victim had only until 20 years past the age of consent, or up to age 38, to file civil lawsuits against offenders.
  — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
• The accusers included a woman who was 16, the British age of consent, during her relationship with Brand, who was in his early 30s.
  — Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• The age of consent in Virginia is 18, prosecutors noted.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• And as Ring notes, taking Misley across state lines turns this into a federal question, and the federal age of consent is also 18.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
• States like California and Colorado have recently lowered the age of consent for treatment to 12.
  — Michael Elsen-Rooney, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
• Rocky River police determined that because Ohio law’s age of consent is 16, no crime was committed, according to the lawsuit.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• Du posted on social media claims that Wu had lured several other women, some under the age of consent, while pretending to be recruiting actresses.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 July 2023
• The new laws expand the definition of rape to place greater emphasis on the concept of consent; introduce national legislation against taking explicit photos with hidden cameras; and raise the age of consent to 16.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 16 June 2023

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024