How to Use violation in a Sentence

violation

noun

• A second violation was called on the basketball player.
• He was arrested for violation of his parole.
• The group monitors human rights violations.
• Each violation can result in a fine of up to $5,000 and six months in jail.
  — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
• The driver of the SUV was cited for a marked lanes violation, the statement said.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
• Dixon said state law caps the fines at $500 per violation.
  — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
• If workers are present in the zone at the time of the violation, those ticket prices can be doubled.
  — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• This has led to the discovery of scores of new violations, sources say.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• No matter, the goal was wiped off the board for DeBrusk’s violation.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Duncanville was banned from the playoffs by the UIL for a rules violation, and Howard was suspended for the rest of this school year.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• The school did not name swimmers involved in the violations.
  — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
• The penalty for class size violations is so high because the fine is not based on the number of rule-breaking schools.
  — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• He was charged a ball for a pitch timer violation in the first inning wgile facing Tucker.
  — Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
• Those who slip up are fined $20 for each violation, money put toward the team beer fund.
  — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
• The fire chief ordered them to fix the violations by Jan. 9 and, upon coming back on Jan. 16, found that five remained, the city alleged.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Sixers forced a shot clock violation with 31 seconds left and that's when their All-Star center went to work for his biggest plays of the night.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 29 Nov. 2022
• Mar-Jac has been fined for safety violations in the past, as well, according to the complaint.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Musk seems to think so: If this isn’t a violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment, what is?
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 13 Dec. 2022
• That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
  — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The guard who was fired had a cellphone in the tower, which is a violation of Chester County Prison policy, the spokesperson said.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023
• Video ads, even with no sound, feel like a violation of modern TV-viewing norms.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• So there's a question of whether the emails sent by McCormack and others were in violation of this rule.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
• If true, this could have been a violation of federal law.
  — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• The allocation is now being challenged in court as a violation of the state's gift clause.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• The low point was Butler's shot clock violation – out of a timeout – trailing by 22 with 2 minutes left.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2023
• Firearms and other weapons violations may result in lengthy jail time.
  — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
• Brooklyn Hughes was sent to Leavenworth in the spring of 2023 for about nine months on a parole violation.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
• These violations occurred over the course of that three-month period.
  — Hope McKenney, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
• The opposition complained of at least 160 electoral violations in the lead up to the vote, with more reports of abuses on polling day.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
• Mystery liquid leaking into an ice machine, rotten food and expired food are among the latest Phoenix-area restaurant violations.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024