How to Use scofflaw in a Sentence

scofflaw

noun
  • But what about those scofflaws who will game the system and walk?
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And watch out for scofflaws who speed, run red lights or tailgate.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • And watch out for scofflaws who speed, run red lights or tailgate.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2024
  • This seizure marks the end of the road for these scofflaw ice cream vendors.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 June 2019
  • The scofflaws were men and women, young and old, wild hair and no hair.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Never found out if this scofflaw ever got caught or a haircut.
    — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 24 July 2019
  • The scofflaw in the next seat has always presented a quandary.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The bill also does not say anything about a scofflaw’s mental state.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The group called on the city to collect the current tax from parking lot scofflaws.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Nor is there tax money in the five working vaults or scofflaws in the basement jail cell.
    — Cathy Ching, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • But critics contend that not everyone who fails to pay a toll is a scofflaw.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2018
  • While there are scofflaw dealers who sometimes make under-the-counter deals, that is by no means the norm.
    — Philip Cook, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • These aren’t people who are trying to shirk their obligations; these aren’t scofflaws.
    — Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019
  • In its current version, the bill still creates a host of new crimes and threatens scofflaws with jail time and fines.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Yet, its leaders decided years ago not to issue warnings to snow scofflaws.
    — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • And the city might get tougher with private citizens who are snow shoveling scofflaws, too.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Police claim that scofflaws are terrorizing people in and out of camps.
    — oregonlive, 31 May 2020
  • The owners of the restaurant begged police not to shoot at any future scofflaws who might break into their kitchen.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Hess said the most concerning part of the current program is the impact to people not on the scofflaw list.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • Records show one of those contracts was extended before the scofflaw list of owners was published.
    — Cecilia Reyes, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Now, all the scofflaws can drive wild with no consequences in Baltimore City.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Some of us scofflaws ignore the legality and blow the light after coming to a complete stop, of course.
    — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019
  • Other states and cities have tried to take action to reduce the number of registration scofflaws.
    — Michelle Baruchman, The Seattle Times, 23 July 2018
  • The state requires the annual staffing audits but does not require that districts divulge the names of the scofflaw schools.
    — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • So why does anyone beyond Texas or Oregon care about these scofflaw lawmakers?
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 13 July 2021
  • In too many instances, our treasured places are being overrun by scofflaws who don’t believe in the rules intended to keep them nice.
    — Steve Lipsher, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2017
  • The fines for many infractions have also increased since the scofflaw was put into place in 2007.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • The current system incentivizes scofflaws and penalizes people who obey the law.
    — Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • They were blocked for five months last summer from watering lawns, washing cars and filling pools, with patrols out at night looking for scofflaws.
    — Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Why has the media gone all in on small time scofflaws when organized financial crime is robbing people straight from their paychecks?
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2023

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