life of crime

idiom

: habitual breaking of the law
He turned to a life of crime as a teenager.

Examples of life of crime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, he is dragged back into a life of crime when his mother (Naturi Naughton) is convicted of Ghost‘s murder. Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 June 2024 Never has a life of crime looked so good, literally. John Ortved, Vogue, 14 June 2024 These kids have been robbed of their future, sentenced to struggling or life of crime. For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024 In The Place Beyond the Pines—the 2012 drama where Gosling met his future wife, co-star Eva Mendes—for example, the actor starred as a motorcycle stuntman who turned to a life of crime to support his family. Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for life of crime 

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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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