How to Use aggravated in a Sentence

aggravated

adjective
  • Navarro was on probation at the time for aggravated robbery, court records show.
    Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Studies show the state ranking at or near the top in the nation for the highest rates of murder and aggravated violence.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Both new crimes would be high and aggravated misdemeanors, a class of misdemeanors which features higher finds and possible jail time.
    Jeff Amy, ajc, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Williams was arrested in January on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
    Hannah Phillips, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Jorge’s wife, Carmen, 70, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
    Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Brown was charged last year with 19 counts including rape, kidnapping and aggravated burglary.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Yes, but: Robberies and aggravated assaults tripled in Boston in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period last year.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The data show drops in five of seven categories, with the exception of aggravated assaults, which increased about 9 percent, and homicides.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Prosecutors initially offered Trevino a deal of 10 years in prison in exchange for a plea of guilty to the aggravated robbery charge.
    Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • In court, he was charged as an adult with four counts of aggravated murder.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Earlier this year a jury found her guilty of one count of high and aggravated breach of peace.
    Nicole Chavez and Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022
  • He has since been charged with three counts of aggravated murder.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
  • Greenburg faces a charge of aggravated stalking of a person under the age of 16.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The suspect was also charged with one count of unlawful use of weapon by a felon and five counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 June 2023
  • Each of the aggravated arson counts is a felony and carries a sentence of three to 11 years in prison if convicted.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2021
  • As part of the deal, the government has agreed to dismiss the aggravated identity theft charges.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Joel and Jazmine Rondon, both 33, face one felony count of aggravated manslaughter of a child.
    Sara-Megan Walsh, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • Stearns is being held in the Summit County Jail on a charge of aggravated robbery.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 May 2022
  • The trial jury found Gable guilty of aggravated murder and he was sentenced in 1991.
    oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Many of the defendants were charged with 31 counts of bank fraud and seven counts of aggravated identity theft counts.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 May 2022
  • The worker asked to press charges, and the officer arrested the boy for aggravated battery.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Three days later, charged with aggravated arson and burglary, she was transferred to a jail in Newark.
    Tracey Tully, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Keith Williams, 21, is charged with murder and aggravated robbery in the May 5 death of Jolly.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 June 2021
  • Julio Caesar Rivera II, 18, is now charged with six counts of aggravated robbery.
    Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • He is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and aggravated rape of a child.
    Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Manriquez was booked into jail and faces 10 counts of aggravated DUI.
    Salma Reyes, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Shockley pleaded guilty on March 2 to two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated robbery.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Cheryl Ann Asiq, 38, is facing three counts of aggravated child abuse and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 17 Feb. 2022
  • As of Tuesday, reports of aggravated assault, burglary, theft and car theft were down between 8% and 29% from the year before.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Carter was found guilty of aggravated assault against a 1-year-old child, according to the Portland Press Herald.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2024

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