How to Use violation in a Sentence

violation

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  • A second violation was called on the basketball player.
  • He was arrested for violation of his parole.
  • The group monitors human rights violations.
  • 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
  • He was charged a ball for a pitch timer violation in the first inning wgile facing Tucker.
    — Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Mar-Jac has been fined for safety violations in the past, as well, according to the complaint.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
    — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Firearms and other weapons violations may result in lengthy jail time.
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • These violations occurred over the course of that three-month period.
    — Hope McKenney, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Among the 44 violations found by a routine inspection that shut down a Little Havana restaurant for a day, the roach problem jumped off the list.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Business owners who fail to comply with the ban will receive a warning for a first violation.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For one, proving the records were falsified to hide violations of election laws could be a challenge.
    — Rosalind S. Helderman, Perry Stein, Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • He was sent back to prison in February for this parole violation.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Hall believes the sale would be a violation of a business agreement previously reached by the duo.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Grabbing a child by the arm is also a violation of Wyoming public school policy.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • He was previously held in custody for the violation, but later released because the warrant did not get back to the BPD.
    — Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • Herbie Husker There’s being stuck on the past, and then there’s ol’ Herbie, who lost the corn-syrup gut but went back to the overalls, for another potential dress code violation.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The chances are real for a violation and breakdown of the intricate terms agreed upon, analysts caution.
    — Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023
  • This was also a violation, because the household trash area is not permitted to accept hazardous waste.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In Oregon, a concentration of anything other than zero is a violation of the law for a person under 21 years old.
    — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The Lacy Act prohibits the interstate trade of wildlife that was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation to federal or state law.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024

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