trespasser

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespasser
Noun
  • The promise of criminal prosecution of a person responsible for such a death may seem righteous and like an effective deterrent against future wrongdoers.
    Michael Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In a mythical world, justice proceeds like this: After being wronged by a government injustice, a victim lawyers up and sues the government wrongdoer.
    James S. Burling, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the film, Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent who has to go undercover as a larger-than-life grandma — the eponymous Big Momma — to track down an escaped criminal.
    William Earl, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In a recent spree of clemency for white collar criminals, President Trump has pardoned Utah entrepreneur Trevor Milton, who was convicted in 2022 of misleading investors in his hydrogen and electric truck company Nikola.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike in the Inferno, in which Dante meets many monologuing sinners, each vividly portrayed, McCrae’s narrator encounters conspicuously few.
    Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • To the very end, King—an imperfect man and sinner, as all Christians are—did what he was called to do: preach and teach Jesus Christ's radical message of love.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The man was out on bond for DWI with a child passenger and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, the complaint said.
    Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Yusuf faces charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with an intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl powder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and having an unregistered short-barrel rifle, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The union leadership tried to broker a deal with Hochul, but that was ignored. Republicans serving in Congress and the state Legislature, who always tout law and order, shamelessly sided with the lawbreakers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • President @realDonaldTrump has delivered a powerful message and the world is taking notice: America's borders are CLOSED to lawbreakers.
    Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Like all Prey thrillers, the reader knows the identity of the perp, who’s introduced in the first pages.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
  • However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Give the culprit a small spritz, let sit for a second, and then carefully wiggle the zipper back and forth while pulling up or down as needed.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The story of this widespread failure, passing between industry insider stories and media reports, had a specific culprit, but also a broad narrative about the shift from Japanese to Taiwanese manufacturers and about outsourcing generally.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.
    Klaudia Zaika, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Trespasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespasser. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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