How to Use incest in a Sentence

incest

noun

• The bill makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
  — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 13 June 2017
• The bill would exempt those undertaken when the life of the mother is at risk or in cases of rape and incest.
  — Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
• There is an exemption in cases of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is at risk.
  — Washington Post, 15 May 2017
• Faught said, adding that rape and incest have nothing to do with his legislation.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2017
• But no, dear reader — apparently Kai draws the line at incest.
  — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 25 Oct. 2017
• Nearly all Martin’s major themes are there on the screen: incest, rape, torture, slavery.
  — Jacob Mikanowski, Slate Magazine, 5 July 2017
• Bill Maher told an incest joke about the president and Ivanka and made no apology.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 1 June 2017
• There’s an exception for abortions performed to save the life of the mother, or to end a pregnancy that resulted from rape or incest.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 22 June 2017
• For 40 years, a federal law known as the Hyde Amendment has barred the use of government money for abortions, except to save the life of the woman, or in cases of rape or incest.
  — Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Seattle Times, 16 June 2017
• Federal law already prevents taxpayer funding to pay for abortions except to save the life of the woman or in the case of rape or incest.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 22 June 2017
• Federal law already prevents taxpayer funding to pay for abortions except to save the life of the mother or in the case of rape or incest.
  — The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 22 June 2017
• Federal law already prevents taxpayer funding to pay for abortions, except to save the life of the mother or in the case of rape or incest.
  — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 22 June 2017
• On one hand, the Targaryens have a long history of incest, having spent over 300 years wedding brothers to sisters to keep their bloodline pure.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 1 Sep. 2017
• To be eligible for tax credits, plans couldn’t cover abortion costs unless the procedure is to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.
  — Steven T. Dennis, Bloomberg.com, 22 June 2017
• During his tenure, the office was forbidden from paying for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the woman’s life, Carey said.
  — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2017
• Exceptions would be made to save the mother’s life and for incest and rapes reported to government authorities.
  — Alan Fram, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2017
• For several years, culture writers have been trying to figure out why incest porn is so unstoppable.
  — Maureen O’Connor, The Cut, 11 June 2017
• The bill also prohibits federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortions, other than those necessary to save the life of the woman, or in cases of rape or incest.
  — Hannah Recht, Bloomberg.com, 22 Mar. 2017
• Incest is sanctioned between fathers and daughters until the girls reach puberty.
  — Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2017
• Twitter was definitely feeling the love (and ignoring the whole incest factor).
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2017
• Iowa Republicans are pushing to ban all abortions in the state after 20 weeks, with no exemptions for cases involving rape or incest.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 26 Apr. 2017
• Speaking of royalty and incest, which will go down as my my personal favorite transitional phrase of the year, Jaime and Cersei aren't exactly seeing eye to eye these days.
  — Josh Wigler, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2017
• For years, that was the primary question school boards considered: Is its approach to rape and incest and its use of profanity appropriate for children?
  — Philip H. Devoe, National Review, 21 Oct. 2017
• Abortion is criminalized in all circumstances, regardless of rape, incest, the viability of the fetus, or whether the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother’s life.
  — National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
• A similar version that failed earlier this year didn’t make exceptions for cases of rape or incestThe new ban in Texas is scheduled to take effect in September.
  — Washington Post, 20 July 2017
• There’s implied incest, bullying in the extreme, and children are violently attacked.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2017
• The party’s platform calls for more public education funding, a simplified tax system and opposition to abortion with a few exceptions, such as rape and incest.
  — Brady McCombs, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
• The second premium would cover abortions sought for any reason other than a medical emergency—if a woman were to become pregnant through rape or incest, for example.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 25 Aug. 2017
• Women can now terminate pregnancies resulting from rape or incest; when the fetus has severe abnormalities; when a girl is under 18, and cannot care for the baby herself; or if the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman or fetus.
  — Annie Hylton, Longreads, 17 Oct. 2017
• The administration policy does not prohibit referrals for terminating a pregnancy caused by rape or incest or for one that endangers the woman's life.
  — Ariana Eunjung Cha and Carol Morello, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2017

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