How to Use prostitution in a Sentence

prostitution

noun
  • Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.
  • She was arrested for prostitution.
  • No one has thought to approach the mob through its role in prostitution.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • There's open drug use and prostitution.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • But all the drinking, gambling, and prostitution was above ground and out in the open.
    — JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • He was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Near large mines, the prostitution of women and young girls was pervasive.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Judd said Garcia brought his wife to engage in prostitution.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • City council caught off guard after mayor says ice fishing shanties may lead to prostitution.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
  • He was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • He was sentenced this month to 50 months in prison on two counts of interstate prostitution.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Both are charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of transport for the purposes of prostitution.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Villesca was struggling with substance abuse and turning to prostitution at the time, Moore said.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Yeon-su suspects her of prostitution and starts to investigate the case.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The 55-year-old was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Combs was found guilty earlier this year on two felony charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The video opens with a bunch of his friends acting out crimes, ranging from prostitution to burglary to drug trafficking.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Those efforts led to prostitution, drug dealing and a murder, Akridge said.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 10 June 2022
  • Before that she had been arrested a handful of times on robbery and prostitution charges.
    — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • That conviction was for procuring a child for prostitution.
    — Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In pre-Olympics times, my friend recalls, the old town was a virtual no-go zone, a grimy place of drugs and prostitution.
    — Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But this is a case about transportation for prostitution and violence.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Combs was convicted on the prostitution counts but acquitted of the more severe charges.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution and faces up to 20 years in prison.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The music mogul last month was sentenced to 50 months in prison on two counts of interstate prostitution.
    — Melinda Yao, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
  • And for a brief period, prostitution was legal in the Alamo City.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution regarding those two women.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Combs was sentenced to 50 months, or just over four years, in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Combs was found guilty of two transportation for the purpose of prostitution counts on July 2.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025

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