How to Use press charges in a Sentence
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Nobody in the fight wanted to press charges, Cruz said.
—Justin Vellucci The Tribune-Review, al, 6 Sep. 2023
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Hunter declined to press charges against Hallie, and the whole thing seemed to end.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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The owners were out of town at the time of the party and plan to press charges, the station reports.
—Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
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The store was able to recover the food and did not press charges against the two Cleveland men.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
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Once she was found, Lorraine didn't want to press charges against her son.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
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The sheriff said the boy’s family did not wish to press charges in that case.
—Irene Wright The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 15 Sep. 2023
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Police say the case was closed because Ana refused to press charges at the time.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
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The case was closed because the woman did not want to press charges, the affidavit states.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
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Gill, 32, also said the Williams family did not want Koss to go to prison or to press charges against him.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
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Joseph said her requests to press charges were dismissed.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
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The man was identified but the mother refused to press charges.
—John Benson, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
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David Lin called 911, but later declined to press charges.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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David Lin called 911, but the family declined to press charges, Lin said.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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The commission decided not to press charges against those who removed the bears from the tree.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
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The drug counselor had gone to high school with the head pharmacist, who agreed not to press charges if Rentz sought treatment.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2022
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At the time, there was some damage to the mailbox, but Knowles decided to not press charges or file a report.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 July 2023
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Rock has not spoken out about the incident, but refused to press charges against Smith.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2022
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The driver declined to press charges against her, though she was fired shortly after.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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Both declined to press charges, according to the report.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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Initially the woman didn’t want to press charges but later changed her mind.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
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The officer was not injured, but desired to press charges.
—cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
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The player, according to the report, wished to remain anonymous and not press charges.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
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At Issaquah High School, police opted not to press charges.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
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The order strips military commanders of the power to press charges or drop a case.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
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The relatives of one of the men wanted the Indian police to press charges against the Sentinelese.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
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For now, the question remains when—and if—the DOJ decides to press charges, and whether Zhao will be included along with his exchange.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 14 June 2023
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Martin did not press charges but was concerned enough to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to make deputies aware of the threat.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
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But the victim declined to cooperate or press charges, so the matter was dropped.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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The complainant reportedly wanted Scott out of there but didn’t intend to press charges,.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
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The county attorney declined to press charges because of a lack of evidence.
—Sarah Lapidus, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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