How to Use carjacking in a Sentence

carjacking

noun

• The police are investigating another carjacking.
• Investigators said they were told that a gun was displayed during the carjacking.
  — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2021
• The federal charge of carjacking resulting in death carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 20 Oct. 2021
• Jones was convicted of murder after killing a man in 1999 during a carjacking gone wrong.
  — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
• It had been taken in a carjacking the night before, in the 2800 block of Loch Raven Rd.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
• A few hours after the carjacking, police located the car, which had a GPS system activated.
  — Bob Chiarito, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Through the end of September, there were 43.5% more carjacking incidents across Cook County compared to the same time last year.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2021
• Castaneda’s recounting to KSAT of the carjacking attempt against her is much the same as other victims described.
  — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
• Officers found a 16-year-old boy who was shot during a carjacking, and the boy was a passenger in the vehicle that an unidentified suspect or suspects took, Mitchell said.
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2021
• The city worker was working at the time of the carjacking.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 May 2023
• Each hate crime charge carries up to 10 years in prison, and the carjacking charge up to 15 years.
  — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
• Two of the four youths who escaped are charged in a carjacking.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• The number of carjackings in the city has soared this year compared to last year.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• The suspect may be linked to other carjackings in the area.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 July 2023
• At the time of the carjacking, Walker was in her 2008 Acura TL.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 31 Mar. 2023
• The gun was stolen during an armed carjacking on Dec. 2.
  — Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022
• The story slows to a crawl toward the end, even with a scene featuring a carjacking.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• The 14-year-old was convicted of five counts of carjacking for crimes committed in the span of two days.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2022
• Nisleit said armed robberies of pedestrians and carjackings were some of the crimes that fueled the rise.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
• The increase in carjackings comes as overall car thefts in the city decline.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
• Those numbers don’t include the other felonies such as carjacking and theft that now plague the city’s streets.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
• Branch is being charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery.
  — Devoun Cetoute Miami Herald (tns), al, 14 Sep. 2022
• Police said the victim of the carjacking was not injured.
  — Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
• Rashaud Nesmith was 16 when he was charged with armed carjacking.
  — Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2022
• How many carjackings are reported in Louisville over the years?
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024
• The carjacking of a priest unloading a wheelchair from his car.
  — Martina White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2022
• The victim told CBS News that the carjacking would not stop her from continuing to help those in need.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
• Mercuri said one 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with the armed carjacking that occurred on the east side.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2023
• But nonfatal shootings fell by 18% last year, according to the city, and carjackings dropped by a third.
  — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Robberies were up 3%, auto thefts were up 4%, and carjackings were up 17%, bucking the other positive trends.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024