Get to know Carjacking better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hijack.
Carjacking in a sentence
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Carjacking meaning
present participle and gerund of carjack
Synonyms of Carjacking
Using Carjacking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of carjack
- Useful related words include: hijack, highjack.
- In the example corpus, carjacking often appears in combinations such as: attempted carjacking, carjacking in, the carjacking.
Context around Carjacking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carjacking
- In this selection, "carjacking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, armed, attempted, robbery, suspect, occurred and suspectauthorities stand out and add context to how "carjacking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a horrifying carjacking has said and allegedly armed carjacking suspects out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carjacking" sits close to words such as acm, alfredo and anatomical, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carjacking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
FOX News noted that the carjacking occurred around 9:30 p.m. (12 words)
I can remember seeing carjacking in US black and white gangster films. (12 words)
An aggravated carjacking occurred on Gum Leaf Lane, Officer on Wednesday 6 December. (13 words)
According to the State Department, organised crime "including gun battles, murder, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, forced disappearances, extortion, and sexual assault - is common along the northern border," including in the state of Tamaulipas. (33 words)
Waddell and Graham have both been charged with armed carjacking, carjacking, armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and theft charges. (29 words)
Florida K-9 Dog Named Fang Killed By Carjacking SuspectAuthorities in Florida say a police dog was shot and killed while chasing an armed carjacking suspect. (26 words)
If this particular carjacker did indeed commit a carjacking 25 months ago, do you think they should have been free two days ago? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Florida K-9 Dog Named Fang Killed By Carjacking SuspectAuthorities in Florida say a police dog was shot and killed while chasing an armed carjacking suspect.
Waddell and Graham have both been charged with armed carjacking, carjacking, armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and theft charges.
According to the State Department, organised crime "including gun battles, murder, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, forced disappearances, extortion, and sexual assault - is common along the northern border," including in the state of Tamaulipas.
A dad who was dragged for around 100 metres onto a busy dual carriageway during a horrifying carjacking has said he is lucky to be alive.
After video footage of a violent attempted carjacking in Tamworth surfaced online police labelled the attack as 'disgraceful' and 'disgusting'.
A multi-vehicle crash involving the pursuit of allegedly armed carjacking suspects out of Denver shut down Interstate 70’s eastbound lanes in Jefferson County Tuesday.
An aggravated carjacking occurred on Gum Leaf Lane, Officer on Wednesday 6 December.
FOX News noted that the carjacking occurred around 9:30 p.m.
However, the carjacking failed, and the men returned to the vehicle they had abandoned and drove off.
I can remember seeing carjacking in US black and white gangster films.
If this particular carjacker did indeed commit a carjacking 25 months ago, do you think they should have been free two days ago?
In 2017, the rookie officer shot dead unarmed carjacking suspect Keita O’Neil.
In a statement, the victim in his 30s told the court he’d suffered physically, emotionally and financially as a result of the carjacking.
In March, 173 House Democrats voted to reduce penalties for carjacking in D.C., as Townhall’s John Hasson noted.
Law enforcement disseminated the photos, and members of the sheriff’s office Carjacking and Auto Theft Team reportedly recognized the pictured suspect.
Other crimes such as robberies, theft and carjacking have seen steep increases in recent years.
Police are seeking a man over an attempted carjacking in Doveton in July.
Police have opened a case of carjacking, attempted murder and possession of suspected stolen motor vehicle.
Prosecutors outlined the allegations against Preston Henry Tolth, 23, after he entered not guilty pleas to assault and carjacking charges that stemmed from Begay’s disappearance.
Shortly after the fatal shooting, video appears to show Pfeffer committing a carjacking.
Common combinations with carjacking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- attempted carjacking 17×
- carjacking in 17×
- the carjacking 12×
- carjacking and 11×
- of carjacking 10×
- and carjacking 8×
- armed carjacking 7×
- carjacking that 6×
- carjacking on 6×
- carjacking occurred 5×