How to Use violation in a Sentence

violation

noun

• A second violation was called on the basketball player.
• He was arrested for violation of his parole.
• The group monitors human rights violations.
• Each violation can result in a fine of up to $5,000 and six months in jail.
  — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
• The driver of the SUV was cited for a marked lanes violation, the statement said.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
• Dixon said state law caps the fines at $500 per violation.
  — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
• If workers are present in the zone at the time of the violation, those ticket prices can be doubled.
  — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• This has led to the discovery of scores of new violations, sources say.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• No matter, the goal was wiped off the board for DeBrusk’s violation.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Duncanville was banned from the playoffs by the UIL for a rules violation, and Howard was suspended for the rest of this school year.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Ivey missed a pass to Cunningham at the top of the key, leading to a backcourt violation.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2022
• The school did not name swimmers involved in the violations.
  — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
• The penalty for class size violations is so high because the fine is not based on the number of rule-breaking schools.
  — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• He was charged a ball for a pitch timer violation in the first inning wgile facing Tucker.
  — Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
• Those who slip up are fined $20 for each violation, money put toward the team beer fund.
  — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
• The fire chief ordered them to fix the violations by Jan. 9 and, upon coming back on Jan. 16, found that five remained, the city alleged.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• At the end of the third quarter, Howard was called for holding on a less-than-obvious violation.
  — Joe Schad, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
• The Sixers forced a shot clock violation with 31 seconds left and that's when their All-Star center went to work for his biggest plays of the night.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 29 Nov. 2022
• Mar-Jac has been fined for safety violations in the past, as well, according to the complaint.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Musk seems to think so: If this isn’t a violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment, what is?
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 13 Dec. 2022
• That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
  — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Hospital officials have said that's not true – and, in fact, would be a violation of a new Ohio law.
  — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
• The guard who was fired had a cellphone in the tower, which is a violation of Chester County Prison policy, the spokesperson said.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023
• Video ads, even with no sound, feel like a violation of modern TV-viewing norms.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• So there's a question of whether the emails sent by McCormack and others were in violation of this rule.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
• If true, this could have been a violation of federal law.
  — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• The allocation is now being challenged in court as a violation of the state's gift clause.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• The low point was Butler's shot clock violation – out of a timeout – trailing by 22 with 2 minutes left.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2023
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow regarded the rebel attack as a violation of Syria's sovereignty and wanted the authorities to act fast to regain control.
  — Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
• Turkey, which has backed Syrian opposition groups, failed in its diplomatic efforts to prevent the government attacks, which were seen as a violation of a 2019 agreement sponsored by Russia, Turkey and Iran to freeze the line of the conflict.
  — Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024