How to Use mug shot in a Sentence
mug shot
noun-
His name and mug shot were beamed to screens across the country.
— Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021 -
That, more than anything, is what the mug shot makes plain.
— Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023 -
The charges will be listed in jail records along with her mug shot.
— Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 Apr. 2018 -
Taken to jail in handcuffs, the pop star took this mug shot - and weighed in at a frail 120 lbs.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 -
Taken to jail in handcuffs, the pop star took this mug shot — and weighed in at a frail 120 lbs.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023 -
White saw Davis’s mug shot on TV and the wheels of his mind started turning.
— Time, 2 Oct. 2023 -
There’s no key word in our system to say a photo is a mug shot.
— cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022 -
On the very top of the pile was a black-and-white mug shot of a bearded, bespectacled man.
— Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Trump is the first President to ever pose for a mug shot.
— Brian Bennett, Time, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Her mug shot showed a large gauze bandage on her neck and fresh pink skin on her shoulder.
— Tonya Alanez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2018 -
Ransom's mug shot from Metro Corrections showed him in a neck brace and with a swollen eye.
— Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2021 -
The most recent photo of her to appear online was a mug shot.
— Jessica Pressler, Town & Country, 17 May 2023 -
He was released hours later and did not have a mug shot taken.
— Jozsef Papp, ajc, 15 Aug. 2023 -
The mug shot is the antithesis of a selfie, the subject deprived of control.
— Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023 -
The Ebell is also teeming with funny nods, like a framed photo of Elvis' mug shot and cherub lamps.
— Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 -
Stegall’s mug shot appeared on the screen followed by a bag filled with a white substance.
— Washington Post, 11 May 2022 -
That tattoo is consistent with the tattoo seen in Reed's mug shot.
— Jenn Selva, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021 -
Harris remembers seeing Sohna’s mug shot in the local news more than once over the years.
— Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022 -
Trump was processed and had a mug shot taken last week before he was released.
— Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2023 -
In a mug shot published in numerous news accounts, Jimenez has a shaved head and a short goatee.
— Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2021 -
In his mug shot, Vallejo appeared freshly shaved, his beard gone.
— Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2021 -
In her mug shot released by the sheriff’s office, a single tear appears to be rolling down her left cheek.
— Washington Post, 27 May 2021 -
The mug shot of the woman used in many of the posts shows a woman who was arrested with more than a half-pound of methamphetamine in Indiana.
— Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Steven Zielinski showed the young victim one mug shot — that of Abraham, according to the suit.
— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024 -
The Trump mug shot merch has been popping up along the campaign trail as Trump and others have been stumping across Iowa ahead of the Jan. 15 caucuses.
— Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023 -
This one features Chet’s mug shot from 1960, when he was arrested on narcotics charges in Italy.
— The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 4 May 2018 -
But New York law enforcement has discretion over whether to take a mug shot of someone charged with a crime.
— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023 -
His mug shot and a dash cam video of the arrest, which came nearly six weeks after Woods had spinal fusion surgery, went viral.
— Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 30 May 2018 -
On a nearby shelf, his father’s framed mug shot sat, a daily reminder of what was taken from him.
— BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2021 -
Scott appeared to have some fun with his mug shot after his release on Thursday morning.
— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 June 2024
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