How to Use domestic violence in a Sentence
domestic violence
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Two charges of domestic violence, one a fourth-degree felony, and a charge of assault were signed against the man, who is being sought.
—cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
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At least seven of the calls were for domestic violence.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
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Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland has been cleared of two charges of felony domestic violence.
—Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
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Lansky was charged with two counts of assault and domestic violence and the case is pending.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
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In 12 of those cases, one of the sons was charged with committing domestic violence.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
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Now, a group of women who survived domestic violence is flipping the script, and healing their own traumas in the process.
—Andrei Popoviciu, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
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Firearms are one of the leading causes of death for children in Kentucky, and the Commonwealth ranks as one of the worst states for domestic violence in the country.
—Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2022
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The domestic violence call resulted in no arrests, but police there split the couple up for the night.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
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Bridges, the team’s leading scorer last season, was charged with three counts of felony domestic violence in June.
—Steve Reed, ajc, 26 Sep. 2022
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Lewis, who was wanted on charges of domestic violence, assault and improper handling of a firearm, was in bed at the time of the shooting.
—Cole Behrens, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
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In addition to the DWI, Ross had a prior domestic violence charge.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
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The filings are part of the divorce and domestic violence proceedings between Yu and Chen, both of whom are doctors in Irvine.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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In a statement, the department described the child as a victim of domestic violence.
—Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
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The rate of domestic violence in the Navajo Nation is 10 times higher than the U.S. average.
—Sam Russek, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
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What is notable, though, is all that the show had to ignore in its effort to turn alleged domestic violence into a joke.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022
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Mears said the two cases serve as a reminder that domestic violence can turn deadly.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2022
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The team studying brains exposed to domestic violence expected to find at least a few cases of CTE.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
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Sitting in the densest rush-hour traffic has been shown to increase rates of nighttime domestic violence by up to 9%.
—Danish Kurani, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Thank you for pointing out that emotional abuse is indeed abuse and a form of domestic violence.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
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In the ruling, the judge acknowledged how the law pointed to a new understanding of the impact of domestic violence.
—Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
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He was then booked on a misdemeanor charge for domestic violence and felony assault with a deadly weapon.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
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After Ratray's arrest for domestic violence last year, Smith said a friend emailed her news stories about the case.
—Chloe Melas, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
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They were believed to be with 45-year-old Kelly Phelps, a man police say has a history of domestic violence.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
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In one domestic violence case, Brooks had been released on $1,000 bail five days before the parade attack.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2022
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The complaint alleges that one of the officers involved in the stop, Pratt, has been accused of domestic violence himself and was therefore unfit for the job.
—Fox News, 3 Nov. 2022
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At the time of the shooting Abel Jr. was out on bail for a separate domestic violence case involving Richardson.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022
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In 2016, she was sentenced to probation in a domestic violence case.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
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As long as the domestic violence shelters are filling up.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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Defense attorney Cameron Talley said Ferguson had never before been charged with a crime, and had no history of domestic violence.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Green was living with extended family in North Carolina, then lived in a domestic violence shelter and a homeless shelter when his mother regained custody, then was placed into foster care before living with a cousin whose sons were gangbangers.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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