How to Use molest in a Sentence

molest

verb
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  • It was illegal to molest, capture, or kill any of the animals in the park.
  • In season one Daenerys was raped, molested, and traded like property by her own brother.
    — Jill Gutowitz, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2019
  • This heightened duty became urgent once Meyler had a suspicion that the girls were being molested.
    — Finlay Young, ProPublica, 10 May 2019
  • He is accused of paying dozens of minors for massages and molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York.
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 8 July 2019
  • He is suspected of annoying and molesting a child under 14 years old and false imprisonment.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • George Hodel came under suspicion after he was accused of molesting his daughter, Tamar Hodel.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 10 Feb. 2019
  • Evidence publicly filed in the state court case outlined claims by half a dozen former scouts who said they were propositioned, molested or intimidated by Betts or Wood.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2019
  • Arizona Republic A former Goodyear teacher will face up to 30 years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old student.
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 11 June 2019
  • The 9-year-old son was molested by Sobonya, who had become known in Southern California for being a potential predator.
    — Michael Todd, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
  • The actor was charged with drugging and molesting only one woman, but five of the 50 women who came forward with allegations against him were allowed to testify during his trial.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, 2 July 2019
  • Cliff Gardner: The idea back then was, A, dads don't molest their children.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • A year after the exam, when B was 12, a stranger molested her outside of a park.
    — Sophia Jones, Marie Claire, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The duality of the club tears at the man who said he was molested starting at age 6.
    — Michael R. Sisak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Marty Wilkinson would molest and grope the sisters throughout their teenage years, the suit says.
    — Ngai Yeung, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The victim, then 7, told police Comiskey had been molesting her for two weeks in places like the basement or garage.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Police said the father of the children, ages 2 and 3, checked on them to find Stanley molesting the children.
    — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Tougher penalties, police say, will keep the man in prison longer and unable to molest more horses.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2019
  • In other words, the people Epstein reportedly molested were kept in the dark and had no say in the deal.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 12 July 2019
  • Police said the boys — who were ages 7, 8 and 11 at the time — were molested at their homes between July and December of last year.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • One of his victims was a 13-year-old who told his parents the new minister had molested him.
    — Alissa Quart, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Breton said the child had been molested while sleeping in her own bedroom.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
  • During that job, Hollins kidnapped and attempted to molest a 16-year-old client.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 May 2024
  • Court records state the boy alleges that Navarrete began molesting him at age 12 or 13.
    — The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
  • He’d been victimized by Paul Shanley, who used to take kids to a Stoneham campsite and molest them there.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • In 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison in Vietnam for molesting two underage girls.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • In 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison in Vietnam for molesting two underage girls.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
  • More athletes said they were molested before the the FBI swung into action.
    — Mike Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Hilary is not the first large hurricane to molest Arizona.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • He hasn’t been involved in the event since he was arrested in August 2000 on charges of molesting teenage brothers.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2020
  • She was also being molested under the guise of treatment, like hundreds of young gymnasts over the years, by Nassar.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024

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