Example Sentences

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He was known for his notable arrests of career criminals and his ability to mentor fellow deputies, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

“The offer is too good to pass up. These aren’t career criminals who have done or are used to prison time.”

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

Hannibal Ware, the Small Business Administration inspector general, said his office has tried to focus on cases involving large thefts, career criminals or ringleaders who organized a fraud operation.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Others incarcerated there included career criminals, political prisoners, homosexuals and Jehovah's Witnesses.

From Fox News • Oct. 5, 2018

The story of a heist masterminded by the widows of a group of career criminals, it stars Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez and Daniel Kaluuya.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2018