How to Use anti-terrorism in a Sentence

anti-terrorism

adjective
  • Kneedler answered that in that scenario, the bank could be sued under the anti-terrorism law.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The play had a clear anti-terrorism message and even received awards from the Russian state.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Weeks later, most of the suspects were detained by an anti-terrorism unit, officials said.
    — ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The man was brought before an anti-terrorism judge on Monday in order to be formally charged.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
  • Issuers must abide by some anti-money laundering rules and anti-terrorism sanctions.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • He was charged in August under an anti-terrorism law, accused of making threats against state officials.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • He was charged under anti-terrorism legislation and faced 3-10 years in prison.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Ismail issued his statement shortly after being released from custody and cleared of charges by an anti-terrorism court.
    — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • The contrast with the balance between civil liberties and anti-terrorism measures a few years prior was stark.
    — Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
  • On the more controversial side, drones are playing an increasing role in modern warfare or anti-terrorism actions.
    — Steven Savage, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Sweden passed tougher anti-terrorism laws, which required amending its constitution.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • Both Nordic nations have moved to tighten anti-terrorism legislation.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The measure also mandates issuers abide by some anti-money laundering rules and anti-terrorism sanctions.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 May 2025
  • Police have quelled peaceful protests and thrown activists and dissidents into jail using draconian anti-terrorism laws.
    — Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
  • France's anti-terrorism prosecutor is watching events but, for now, is not formally involved, according to local media.
    — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The government also has broad powers under anti-terrorism laws, including the ability to block entry or remove a non-citizen.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Officials dispatched police to the home of Twitter’s India head and anti-terrorism units to two Twitter offices.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • She was sentenced to life imprisonment for violating Myanmar’s anti-terrorism law by possessing a drone.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The more severe kind is a federal anti-terrorism program, while the less severe type is maintained by individual airlines for unruly passengers.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office now seized will be responsible for shedding light on this matter so that justice can be done in the name of the French people.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Every night for a week, thousands of protestors took to the streets in cities around Spain, pushing back against the arrest — and the lèse-majesté and anti-terrorism laws infringing upon freedom of speech.
    — Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Sweden recently changed its anti-terrorism legislation and lifted an arms embargo on Turkey.
    — Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook and Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
  • Asked why so many cameras were concentrated in the Loop and along the north lakefront, the city said many of those cameras were funded with federal anti-terrorism grants to better deter, detect and respond to threats in the heart of the city.
    — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Examples of federal missions include deployments to Kosovo or the anti-terrorism efforts in the Middle East.
    — Hope Karnopp, Austin American-Statesman, 26 June 2024
  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett was among the members of the court who suggested that the suit against the companies lacks the kind of specificity required under a federal anti-terrorism law.
    — Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The incident remains under investigation by the anti-terrorism officers, according to the outlet.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • Examples of federal missions given on the website included deployments to Kosovo or the anti-terrorism efforts in the Middle East.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett was among the members of the court who suggested that the suit against the companies lacks the kind of facts required under a federal anti-terrorism law to hold platforms responsible.
    — Jessica Gresko, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Analysts fear that last week’s abductions and the response through school closures underscore serious inadequacies in the strength of the Nigerian state and its anti-terrorism ambition and approach.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Also axed was an anti-terrorism program that had trained more than 430,000 state and local law enforcement officers and other partners since 1996.
    — Andrea Hagan, The Conversation, 6 May 2026

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