How to Use aggravated in a Sentence

aggravated

adjective
  • 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
  • She was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in May 2021 for the death of Nathaniel Burton.
    Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • She was arrested on June 16 and accused of aggravated assault, but the charge changed after Piedra’s death.
    María Luisa Paúl, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2023
  • The aggravated battery charge carries a sentence of up to 15 years and the criminal mischief carries a sentence of up to 5 years.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • He was arraigned in Concord District Court on a charge of aggravated rape and ordered held without bail.
    Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Jaylyn Reed, 17, has now been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
    Fox News, 19 June 2022
  • She was arrested June 16 and accused of aggravated assault, but the charge changed after Piedra’s death.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • At the time of the shooting, Del Valle was on home detention with pending charges on four counts of aggravated robbery, court documents state.
    Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Mays is facing a court martial, and was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.
    Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022
  • Hurley is facing a charge of aggravated stalking of a minor.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
  • The grand jury charged him with two counts each of aggravated murder and having weapons under disability and single counts of murder and kidnapping.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2024

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