How to Use molest in a Sentence

molest

verb

• He was sent to jail for molesting children.
• It was illegal to molest, capture, or kill any of the animals in the park.
• Some had told the group that they had been molested as children.
  — Katrine Jo Andersen, The New Republic, 27 June 2018
• Cliff Gardner: The idea back then was, A, dads don't molest their children.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
• The other is charged with molesting two boys over years and has pleaded not guilty.
  — Kris Maher, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2018
• A year after the exam, when B was 12, a stranger molested her outside of a park.
  — Sophia Jones, Marie Claire, 30 Oct. 2019
• The duality of the club tears at the man who said he was molested starting at age 6.
  — Michael R. Sisak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
• Marty Wilkinson would molest and grope the sisters throughout their teenage years, the suit says.
  — Ngai Yeung, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• The victim, then 7, told police Comiskey had been molesting her for two weeks in places like the basement or garage.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• Police said the father of the children, ages 2 and 3, checked on them to find Stanley molesting the children.
  — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
• Tougher penalties, police say, will keep the man in prison longer and unable to molest more horses.
  — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2019
• No woman should be raped or molested or touched against her will.
  — Celeste Katz, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2018
• In other words, the people Epstein reportedly molested were kept in the dark and had no say in the deal.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 12 July 2019
• Teacher accused of molesting her 6th grade student speaks to the judge.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 27 Mar. 2018
• Police said the boys — who were ages 7, 8 and 11 at the time — were molested at their homes between July and December of last year.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• One of his victims was a 13-year-old who told his parents the new minister had molested him.
  — Alissa Quart, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
• Breton said the child had been molested while sleeping in her own bedroom.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
• At his sentencing, the girl, now 16, told the judge the priest repeatedly molested her, starting in the first grade.
  — Anne Ryman, azcentral, 17 May 2018
• During that job, Hollins kidnapped and attempted to molest a 16-year-old client.
  — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 May 2024
• The 23-year-old mom molested her sleeping toddler, police say, and then sold the video to men online in places like Kik and Reddit.
  — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
• Court records state the boy alleges that Navarrete began molesting him at age 12 or 13.
  — The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
• He’d been victimized by Paul Shanley, who used to take kids to a Stoneham campsite and molest them there.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• Heimlich was 15 at the time of the conviction and he was found guilty of molesting a six-year-old female relative.
  — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 6 June 2018
• In similar cases, courts look at the number of times a person was molested and the lasting impact of the abuse, lawyers say.
  — USA TODAY, 16 May 2018
• The call that resonates with her involved a man who was molesting his two stepdaughters.
  — Michael Williams, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• In 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison in Vietnam for molesting two underage girls.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
• In 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison in Vietnam for molesting two underage girls.
  — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• More athletes said they were molested before the the FBI swung into action.
  — Mike Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• Someone who molests his own daughter is bound to molest other girls.
  — Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
• Both siblings claimed that their father José had molested them starting at age 6.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024