How to Use carjacking in a Sentence

carjacking

noun
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  • The police are investigating another carjacking.
  • He was locked up for his role in a carjacking, serving eight years before being released.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Greg Wims has worked with carjacking survivors for nearly 30 years.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Moments later, the group exited the store and police arrested two juveniles in connection with the carjacking.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • A week after the carjacking, the Uber driver began delivering food again — her doors always locked, her eyes scanning parking lots before getting out.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021
  • In custody: Two children were arrested in connection with a carjacking last week in San Leandro.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Police arrested three Hartford-area teenagers on theft and weapons charges following a carjacking incident Thursday evening.
    — Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The man drove onto the freeway in the wrong direction while being pursued by police and attempted another carjacking on the busy interstate, officials said.
    — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021
  • According to authorities, the suspect got out of the vehicle and attempted another carjacking, shooting one of the car's occupants in the process.
    — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The city worker was working at the time of the carjacking.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 May 2023
  • Each hate crime charge carries up to 10 years in prison, and the carjacking charge up to 15 years.
    — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Two of the four youths who escaped are charged in a carjacking.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The number of carjackings in the city has soared this year compared to last year.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The suspect may be linked to other carjackings in the area.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 July 2023
  • At the time of the carjacking, Walker was in her 2008 Acura TL.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The gun was stolen during an armed carjacking on Dec. 2.
    — Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The story slows to a crawl toward the end, even with a scene featuring a carjacking.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The 14-year-old was convicted of five counts of carjacking for crimes committed in the span of two days.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Nisleit said armed robberies of pedestrians and carjackings were some of the crimes that fueled the rise.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The increase in carjackings comes as overall car thefts in the city decline.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • Those numbers don’t include the other felonies such as carjacking and theft that now plague the city’s streets.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Branch is being charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery.
    — Devoun Cetoute Miami Herald (tns), al, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Police said the victim of the carjacking was not injured.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Rashaud Nesmith was 16 when he was charged with armed carjacking.
    — Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2022
  • How many carjackings are reported in Louisville over the years?
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The carjacking of a priest unloading a wheelchair from his car.
    — Martina White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The victim told CBS News that the carjacking would not stop her from continuing to help those in need.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
  • Mercuri said one 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with the armed carjacking that occurred on the east side.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2023
  • But nonfatal shootings fell by 18% last year, according to the city, and carjackings dropped by a third.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Robberies were up 3%, auto thefts were up 4%, and carjackings were up 17%, bucking the other positive trends.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024

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