How to Use statute of limitations in a Sentence

statute of limitations

noun phrase
  • The statute of limitations for those charges is at least five years.
    — Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The statute of limitations to bring charges closed last year.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The timing is that the statute of limitations is about to run in a week.
    — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • When he was killed there was a statute of limitations on murder.
    — Jake Adelstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The judge said the statute of limitations had expired on the claims.
    — Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • By that point, the statute of limitations for a court martial had passed.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • In the course of this dithering, the statute of limitations lapsed on key charges.
    — The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023
  • For one thing, the statute of limitations seems to have expired.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The statute of limitations simply does not start to run.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In many cases, the statute of limitations has run out.
    — Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The statute of limitations on these rapes expired decades ago.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • The statute of limitations on a wiretap is five years from the date of the wiretap.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
  • When does the statute of limitations begin or restart?
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the law remains in effect, with a statute of limitations that lasts up to six years.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
  • If the case isn’t resolved by the end of the year, the statute of limitations expires.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The jury found the claims fell outside a three-year statute of limitations.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • By then, the two-year statute of limitations to sue for a wrongful death or neglect had passed.
    — Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Cases nearing the end of the statute of limitations came first.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The statute of limitations on such matters lasts only five years.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Thank goodness for him that the statute of limitations has expired.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
  • Antitrust claims are subject to a four-year statute of limitations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The statute of limitations passed for one of the two charges, so it must be dropped if Ford loses.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And there's also this, this issue of the statute of limitations.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Once the statute of limitations expires, the debt becomes time-barred.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • And there's also this issue of the statute of limitations.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In Colorado, the statute of limitations is two years.
    — Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • By the time a survivor decides to come forward, the statute of limitations may well have lapsed.
    — Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
  • Texas’ statute of limitations for collecting debt is four years.
    — William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Even threats of lawsuits can be misleading if the debt is past the statute of limitations.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The companies say it’s barred by the statute of limitations.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026

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