How to Use indecent exposure in a Sentence

indecent exposure

noun
  • If caught, the suspect could face a charge of indecent exposure.
    — Y.c. Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2018
  • Police were called to the area for a report of indecent exposure.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
  • He was charged with one count of indecent exposure, which is a misdemeanor.
    — Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • He was booked on four counts of indecent exposure, officials said.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Some states might even classify the act as indecent exposure.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • He also is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and indecent exposure.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 19 June 2021
  • Copeland was charged with indecent exposure and third-degree burglary.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In extreme cases, if your attire could be seen as indecent exposure, a judge could issue fines or even jail time.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Fully nude streakers may face an indecent exposure charge.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
  • What are the penalties of indecent exposure?
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • What the laws say What’s the punishment for indecent exposure?
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
  • He has been charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, battery and indecent exposure.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Pugh was convicted of indecent exposure three times.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Winslow was found guilty in June of rape, indecent exposure and lewd conduct involving two women.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The man, 51, of Cincinnati, was charged with indecent exposure.
    — cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Winslow has also been found guilty of indecent exposure toward the 58-year-old woman and on one of his two lewd conduct charges.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 10 June 2019
  • No matter the outcome of the retrial, the convictions for rape, indecent exposure and a lewd act stand.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Blake is now facing three charges of indecent exposure/lewdness, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in jail.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 3 July 2019
  • Police arrested the man on the warrant and cited him for indecent exposure.
    — cleveland, 29 June 2021
  • Well, things changed a bit when, in 1991, he was arrested for indecent exposure at an adult movie theater.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Kris Krolikowski, 27, was charged with two counts of indecent exposure and one count of stalking.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The indecent exposure Robertson was charged with is a misdemeanor.
    — Levi Edwards | [email protected], al, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Jurors would also have been told about the indecent exposure conviction, though that woman was not expected to take the stand.
    — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2019
  • For this incident, Winslow has been charged with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor (the other eight charges are all felonies).
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 16 June 2018
  • Proponents of the bill say the sending of unwanted photos and videos should be treated in the same way as the crimes of indecent exposure and flashing.
    — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The 18-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
  • He’d been arrested and briefly jailed for trespassing, use of a weapon, harassment, indecent exposure and at least a half-dozen assaults.
    — Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Maske remains in custody at the Williamson County Jail and now also faces two charges of indecent exposure.
    — Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • In 1991, the actor was arrested for indecent exposure while watching a film at an adult movie theater.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 31 July 2023
  • The same law also equates making an obscene gesture with the crime of indecent exposure, both punishable with fines up to $250.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023

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