How to Use face charges in a Sentence

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  • Other people arrested during the protests face charges of destruction of property at the police department and resisting arrest.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
  • It is not known if the driver will face charges for his role in the crash.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • She was captured in Costa Rica and brought back to the U.S. to face charges.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Both are now dead, and Lori and Chad face charges in connection with both deaths.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Nelson and Robinson did not face charges in the arrest.
    Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • The driver of the truck stayed on the scene and did not immediately face charges.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
  • The other teens and injured 18-year-old also may face charges.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
  • He’s also expected to face charges in the Detroit area.
    George Hunter The Detroit News (tns), al, 5 July 2023
  • All face charges related to the trafficking of firearms.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Since then Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to face charges of fraud.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Two of the adult men, including the school district employee, did not face charges.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
  • The officers, all of whom are also Black, have since been fired and face charges of second-degree murder.
    Derek Epp, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The juveniles face charges in connection with the firearms, according to the statement.
    Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The New York architect is expected in court in early August to face charges in the decade-old killings of three women.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • Now, two people face charges in the shooting death of George Harris, according to police.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Alec Baldwin, who held the gun, will face charges during a trial is scheduled to begin on July 9.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Two men already in jail now face charges in the slaying of a man who was found fatally shot on the side of a road in the Mountain Creek area of Dallas in November.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Scesney said that person could face charges of evading arrest.
    Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • And while a grand jury hearing isn’t the same thing as a trial, the jury will listen to the evidence and decide whether anyone should face charges.
    Caroline Anders, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • Two face charges of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, which could carry a life sentence.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Until Friday, Rinehart had refused to discuss whether the man's parents could face charges connected to the killings.
    CBS News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • All four face charges of capital murder and first-degree battery in the incident.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
  • However, Fox 5 Atlanta reported that the driver may or may not face charges.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Both drivers have been arrested and are expected to face charges, police said.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
  • Investigators have not said if the other deputy will face charges in connection with the shooting.
    Dhanika Pineda, ABC News, 18 July 2024
  • Four people face charges in the killing of Preston Lord, the 16-year-old whose brutal beating shocked the southeast Valley and brought to light a surge in teen violence in the community.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • She was sentenced to life in prison without parole and has been extradited to Arizona to face charges in the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, who was shot by Cox in 2019.
    Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 30 May 2024
  • Oropesa will face charges in the shooting deaths of five people inside a home adjacent to his property near Cleveland, Texas.
    Chron, 2 May 2023
  • In the United States, Cherkasov would face charges of illegally operating as a foreign agent, as well as multiple counts of bank, wire and visa fraud.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The Nashville District Attorney will determine whether Boyd will face charges.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023

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