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
• Hunter declined to press charges against Hallie, and the whole thing seemed to end.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
• 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
• The store was able to recover the food and did not press charges against the two Cleveland men.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
• Once she was found, Lorraine didn't want to press charges against her son.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
• 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
• Police say the case was closed because Ana refused to press charges at the time.
  — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
• The case was closed because the woman did not want to press charges, the affidavit states.
  — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
• So, the owner who left their pet in the vehicle can't sue or press charges against you.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2024
• 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
• Joseph said her requests to press charges were dismissed.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• The man was identified but the mother refused to press charges.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• David Lin called 911, but later declined to press charges.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• David Lin called 911, but the family declined to press charges, Lin said.
  — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• The commission decided not to press charges against those who removed the bears from the tree.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• Rock has not spoken out about the incident, but refused to press charges against Smith.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2022
• The driver declined to press charges against her, though she was fired shortly after.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
• Both declined to press charges, according to the report.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• Initially the woman didn’t want to press charges but later changed her mind.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• The officer was not injured, but desired to press charges.
  — cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
• Lucky for them, the cemetery employee declined to press charges.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Sep. 2024
• The player, according to the report, wished to remain anonymous and not press charges.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
• At Issaquah High School, police opted not to press charges.
  — Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
• The order strips military commanders of the power to press charges or drop a case.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The worker declined to press charges when military police were called to respond to the incident at the cemetery, the Army said.
  — Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024