Outlaw

//ˈaʊt.lɔ//

"Outlaw" in a Sentence (21 examples)

The government acted boldly to deal with the outlaw uprising.

This guy is an outlaw.

That guy is an outlaw.

He's an outlaw.

She's an outlaw.

While preparing for a radio speech in the year 1984, the American president offhandedly joked about having signed legislation that would "outlaw" Russia. "We begin bombing in five minutes," he'd said.

In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood.

Some French mayors have been trying to outlaw the so-called burkini, an extremely modest garment which some Muslim women wear on trips to the beach. Critics of such measures have pointed out the fact that the garment, which covers most of the body and even the arms and legs, strongly resembles the thermal wetsuits used by divers and surfers.

Tom is an outlaw.

You want to outlaw child labor? What are you, a Communist?

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“I am going to a certain tower, one of three that were built in my grandsire’s time to guard Lantern Waste against certain perilous outlaws who dwelled there in his day. […]"

The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.

Without a pimp, she was an "outlaw," likely to be harassed, or threatened with assault or robbery on the street.

She was an outlaw. Chance is doing some double-checking to see if she had a pimp nobody knew about, but it doesn't look likely.

The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives.

And outlawing these AR-15s would not require confiscating them from people who already have them. Once you’ve made these weapons illegal, anyone found with one would be subject to arrest, since possession of these weapons would be a crime. I think it’s likely that you would see a lot of people opting to turn them in.

Eirik and his people were outlawed at Thorsnes Thing.

AB has now gone beyond her original stance against gays as teachers and is now advocating a federal law to outlaw gays, a law which would override state law in the 19 states which have consenting adults sex laws.

to outlaw a debt or claim

our English common law was outlawed in those parts.

In the book, Nathan Outlaw offers helpful advice and tips on buying the freshest fish and shellfish in a sustainably responsible way.

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