Sample Sentences for
molest
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molest as in:  sexually molest

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    Laws in every state impose severe penalties on adults who molest minors, reflecting the seriousness of the offense.
    molest = engage in sexual activity with a child
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    What if he's a serial killer or a child molester?  (source)
    molester = sexual abuser
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    I will just say that my aunt Helen was molested.  (source)
    molested = sexually abused
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    The State paraded before you witness after witness who, by their own admission, testified either to get out of jail or to prevent themselves from going to jail, or, in the case of Mr. Zinzi, to prevent himself from being sexually molested.  (source)
    molested = bothered with unwanted sexual contact
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    "Hester probably wants to molest him," Simon said.†  (source)
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    They can call the mom and say 'Hey, she just went to the mall,' or they can track down some molester in seconds.  (source)
    molester = someone who instigated inappropriate sexual contact
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    Megan's Law, for example, which broadened state power to create sex offender registries, was named after Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by a man who had previously been convicted of child molestation.  (source)
    molestation = sexual activity (with a child)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    He's molesting my soul.†  (source)
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    That he's a killer transvestite who molests cats?†  (source)
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    One in twenty girls at the school admits to being molested by a male relative.  (source)
    molested = sexually abused
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    Molest me not with this pocket calculator stuff.†  (source)
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    No sign of Mark (the breast molester) when I got home, thank goodness.†  (source)
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    I could suddenly see the accusations—of molestation or abuse—and I would never see my baby, and I would know that my child was tucked away far from me, Mother whispering, whispering lies into that tiny pink ear.†  (source)
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molest as in:  molested by mosquitos

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The mosquitos came out and began to molest the campers.
molest = disturb
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    Visitors are asked not to molest the nesting birds, as sudden movements can frighten them away.
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    She goes on a bit about what an honor it is to be here, although everyone knows she's just aching to get bumped up to a better district where they have proper victors, not drunks who molest you in front of the entire nation.  (source)
    molest = disturb with inappropriate or offensive behavior
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    They often come after me as I wander through the streets of molested cities.  (source)
    molested = damaged or violated
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