How to Use trespass in a Sentence

trespass

1 of 2 verb
  • He told me I was trespassing.
  • Don't protest and don't trespass.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • People trespass on state land to take in its views and snap photos.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • People trespass on state land to take in its views and snap photos.
    — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There were, after all, the men who trespassed, as if my young body was theirs to forage.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Never dig or trim plants on the other side of the fence, which could be construed as trespassing.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Come prepared with water, food, and rope, and take extra care not to trespass by staying in the riverbed.
    — Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Court records show that he was charged for allegedly causing a fire on timber or prairie lands while trespassing.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The train hit a person who was trespassing on the tracks, officials say; the person died at the scene.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
    — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Both have a no-trespassing ordinance for the building.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Officials say this isn't the first time someone has trespassed on the property.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The government has no place to trespass on a founding principle of this nation.
    — Molly Parker, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Resist the urge to trespass on private property.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The notice warned that anyone who remained could be subject to arrest for trespassing.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Deputies cited the teens for trespassing on railroad property and have since been released.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There is no ‘press pass’ to trespass on church property or conspire to invade religious worship.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • All of the remaining children were trespassing on the facility, but are not being charged.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
  • New York State Police have arrested about a dozen people for trespassing there so far this year.
    — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Grimberg denied that claim as well, writing that the troopers had reason to believe the activist was trespassing by camping overnight on the land.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Elizabeth and her family are attending as guests and Michael is caught trespassing.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Townsend was arrested and initially charged with breaking and entering, but his charges were reduced to trespassing.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Both entry points require hikers to stay in the riverbed—which is public land according to Texas law—the entire time to avoid trespassing.
    — Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Washington explained what happened the night a man trespassed onto airport property, and then was hit and killed by an airplane in the process of takeoff.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • But then the forests themselves start coming to life when they’re not supposed to, consuming the humans unwittingly trespassing on their land.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Our shoulders, hands, and arms may pass through private airspace because the 10th Circuit Court ruled that’s not trespassing.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Police added that the game should not be played while driving, and that players should avoid trespassing on private property and shooting at people who are not involved in the game.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

trespass

2 of 2 noun
  • He was arrested for trespass.
  • To have this held as a trespass on my part is very upsetting.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • To fight the trespass charges meant waiting in jail possibly for weeks or months.
    — Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Criminal trespass is the more severe of the two.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But the school was seeking a criminal trespass warning against him.
    — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 13 May 2023
  • Oriyomi was then read a trespass warning at the airport.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Both men were given trespass notices and removed from campus.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
  • All six were charged with criminal trespass, and one of the men was also charged with obstruction.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • He was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged with first-degree criminal trespass and second-degree breach of peace.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The attorneys also said the trespass order was too vague and never made in writing.
    — al, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Jackson was previously given a no trespass order from the store for thefts.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • Khalid Kamau was charged with criminal trespass and burglary in the first degree.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 9 July 2023
  • To be found liable of civil trespass, the landowner must prove property damage.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The victim was charged with disorderly conduct and trespass, but both charges were later dropped, sources said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • However, the area the two women were arrested is a street and hill away from the original trespass spot.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Under the deal, Miller agreed to plead guilty to unlawful trespass, a misdemeanor.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
  • He was taken into custody for trespass after warning, the report says.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The four other teens were also charged with criminal trespass and littering.
    — Maya Rosenberg, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Gym staff then requested police issue a trespass warning to Burns.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
  • This means that, unlike on conventional lines, trespass incidents are very rare.
    — Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The officer located the man in question, who was charged with criminal trespass and voyeurism.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Hogan Flanagan was charged with willful trespass and given a summons to appear in court, police said.
    — Austin Mullen, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Officers found the younger woman and summonsed her for criminal trespass.
    — cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Miller would instead plead guilty to unlawful trespass, and the actor would be forced to pay a penalty of $692.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Gionet was found guilty of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass in that case.
    — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Miller accepted a plea deal for a misdemeanor of unlawful trespass to avoid jail time in the Vermont case.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
  • Burns was asked to leave the gym by staff, who requested law enforcement issue him a criminal trespass warning.
    — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Repeat offenders are having their right to reenter the stores revoked by being served with trespass notices.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 8 June 2026

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