How to Use felon in a Sentence

felon

noun
  • One who is a felon or knowingly buys for one.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • Ackles — a parolee and felon barred from having a gun — fled.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The felon was able to take the keys to his handcuffs from the sleeping guard.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Hall also was found guilty of a count of possessing a firearm as a felon.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Squad' rep's felon husband smacks phone from reporter 3.
    — FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Smith also agreed to plead guilty to a charge for possession of a firearm by a felon.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Even for felons, who’ve received a huge number of pardons over the past year.
    — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Some concern that same felon-in-possession law.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
  • He has now been indicted on a charge of possessing a gun as a felon.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • He is also charged with being a felon in possession of a gun.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • They were labeled by society as a felon for a very long time, and many of them couldn't get jobs.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • He also was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Many others had warrants for drug crimes and gun possession by a felon.
    — Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Zegar was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Hopkins was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • They also were charged with being felons in possession of a weapon.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and served an eight-month sentence.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • They are convicted felons, after all.
    — Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • She was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun.
    — oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Tronco also was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Despite being a felon in possession of a firearm, this is somehow your first bid.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Stories free of the stereotypes and the many assumptions made about people who are felons?
    — Tracy McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
  • He was released by a state statute that requires periods of reentry for felons.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The guns had formed the basis for a firearm charge against Makavelli, who is a felon barred from having guns.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
  • The weapons possession by a felon charge resulted in one year in jail, with credit for time served.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Chisholm was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court records.
    — Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The suspect is a felon who has mental health challenges, officials said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Her close business ties with a felon alienated some onetime allies.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Two years later, he was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The problem is his status as a felon, for possession of drugs and fleeing the police.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2023

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