How to Use domestic violence in a Sentence

domestic violence

noun
  • Records showed neither had been charged with domestic violence in Lake County.
    John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • For people who have faced domestic violence, for example, the shelters -- where mats are close together and staffing is sparse – do not feel safe.
    oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Others who signed the letter echoed their concerns that reaction to the trial on social media was harmful to everyday victims of domestic violence.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Bridges pleaded no contest to one charge of felony domestic violence in November but was only sentenced to three years probation and no jail time thanks to a deal with prosecutors.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In Cincinnati, this is happening alongside police with the Dvert program for domestic violence and the mobile crisis team for mental health.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The man, 30, of Beachwood, was charged with domestic violence and falsification.
    cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland has been cleared of two charges of felony domestic violence.
    Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In 12 of those cases, one of the sons was charged with committing domestic violence.
    Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Now, a group of women who survived domestic violence is flipping the script, and healing their own traumas in the process.
    Andrei Popoviciu, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The domestic violence call resulted in no arrests, but police there split the couple up for the night.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In addition to the DWI, Ross had a prior domestic violence charge.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The filings are part of the divorce and domestic violence proceedings between Yu and Chen, both of whom are doctors in Irvine.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In a statement, the department described the child as a victim of domestic violence.
    Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The rate of domestic violence in the Navajo Nation is 10 times higher than the U.S. average.
    Sam Russek, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The team studying brains exposed to domestic violence expected to find at least a few cases of CTE.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Thank you for pointing out that emotional abuse is indeed abuse and a form of domestic violence.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
  • He was then booked on a misdemeanor charge for domestic violence and felony assault with a deadly weapon.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
  • They were believed to be with 45-year-old Kelly Phelps, a man police say has a history of domestic violence.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In 2016, she was sentenced to probation in a domestic violence case.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • As long as the domestic violence shelters are filling up.
    TIME, 7 May 2024
  • The Supreme Court rejects gun rights for people accused of domestic violence.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
  • In college, Hill pleaded guilty to charges of domestic violence.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Police arrested the man’s son, 23, of Cleveland Heights, on a domestic violence charge.
    cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • There are thousands of children, some with moms who were fleeing domestic violence, some children who were in the child-welfare system.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2023
  • One awardee, who is a victim of domestic violence and single mom, has been living in a shelter since last year, and dreams of becoming a nurse anesthetist.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The reality is that, more likely than not, if there has been one incident of domestic violence, there will be more.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Advocates for victims of domestic violence say the ruling will put them and others at risk.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The next month, Jackson filed a response to her request for a domestic violence restraining order against him.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The false imprisonment charge, wireless phone obstruction charge and one of the domestic violence battery charges stem from that June 7 encounter, according to the criminal complaint filed Aug. 9.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In June 2014, domestic violence charges were brought against the professional soccer player after she was arrested for on accusations of hitting her sister and nephew during a family get-together.
    Adam England, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024

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