DELINQUENCY in a Sentence
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11 example sentences for DELINQUENCY, such as:
1. He is an expert in juvenile delinquency.
2. We can curb juvenile delinquency by education.
3. There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
4. One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
5. If their mother had known of this marauding, she would have punished the delinquents severely.
2. We can curb juvenile delinquency by education.
3. There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
4. One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
5. If their mother had known of this marauding, she would have punished the delinquents severely.
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Meanings and Examples of DELINQUENCY
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delinquency
n. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
n. nonpayment of a debt when due
Classic Sentence:
1 But on the way, as she passed the drawing room, she beheld a scene, filling her heart with such pleasure that the tears came into her eyes, and she forgave the delinquent herself.
2 Satisfied with her examination, she left him, with a slight expression of pleasure, and proceeded to practise the same trying experiment on her delinquent countryman.
3 Duncan, when approached, also insisted on seeing the delinquent game-keeper, so there was a dinner, this time in his flat: the four of them.
4 Beside himself with rage, he prepared to give Selifan the wigging of his life, and, meanwhile, waited impatiently to hear what the delinquent had got to say in his defence.
5 If their mother had known of this marauding, she would have punished the delinquents severely.
Example Sentence:
1 There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
2 We can curb juvenile delinquency by education.
3 He is an expert in juvenile delinquency.
4 Significant increases in delinquency rates have in some cases led to unexpected increases in credit losses.
5 The couple say their mortgage servicer, CitiMortgage, reported to the credit bureaus that they made partial payments that were delinquent.
6 One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.