Example Sentences

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Among the revisions: new bans on jaywalking, walking pets without a leash and smoking while driving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“The movie you’re about to see was paid for almost entirely by the Canadian government,” said Johnson with contagious glee, adding that German audiences have also been shocked to witness the city’s rampant jaywalking.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

“In 2018, they began using surveillance cameras to fine people for jaywalking and the system could identify your face and send the fine directly to your address.”

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

It was because new traffic signs had been installed in town and jaywalking laws were being enforced.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

A couple stepping out of a café; a businessman on his phone; a woman beginning to cross the street against the light, then coming back, perhaps fearing that jaywalking would get her gleaned.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman