Wondering how to use Felon in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as criminal or crook.
Felon meaning
- Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
- Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.
- Obtained through a felony; stolen.
Using Felon
- The main meaning on this page is: Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked. | Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful. | Obtained through a felony; stolen.
- Useful related words include: criminal, crook, outlaw, malefactor.
- In the example corpus, felon often appears in combinations such as: convicted felon, felon and, felon in.
Context around Felon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Felon
- In this selection, "felon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, convicted, firearm, violent, illegally, two and walked stand out and add context to how "felon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a convicted felon, being a felon and carrying and convicted felon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "felon" sits close to words such as artisan, asymptomatic and bayley, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with felon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But the situation of voting for a convicted felon is not unprecedented. (12 words)
But when he talks about a convicted felon, his son is a convicted felon. (14 words)
Aundrey David Dwayne Blakeney, 44, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon on Sept. 30. (18 words)
In an open plea to the court prior to the trial, Romero admitted to five additional charges, including possession of drugs while armed, being a convicted felon and drug addict in possession of a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. (44 words)
He’s been charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, Gaston County police said. (43 words)
Flowers was previously convicted in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, for attempted armed robbery; in Hinds County, Mississippi for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and in Guadalupe County, Texas for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
In an open plea to the court prior to the trial, Romero admitted to five additional charges, including possession of drugs while armed, being a convicted felon and drug addict in possession of a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The charges are identity theft – being a felon and carrying a firearm – being a felon and carrying ammunition – possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor hit and run.
But when he talks about a convicted felon, his son is a convicted felon.
Duckett is a five-time previously convicted felon who was federally indicted on May 6, 2019 on three counts of being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
Flowers was previously convicted in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, for attempted armed robbery; in Hinds County, Mississippi for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and in Guadalupe County, Texas for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
March Jason Levene, 56, is charged with three counts of possessing explosives as a convicted felon, two counts of improper storage of explosive materials and one count of possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.
On July 19, Blevins pleaded guilty to three of the six charges against him, including felon in the possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, and assault with a dangerous weapon, the report said.
A person who has committed a felony is a felon, and upon conviction of a felony in a court of law is known as a convicted felon or a convict.
About an hour later, Pelham, who is a convicted felon, walked onto the porch and "fired towards several deputies".
A convicted felon in Florida who appeared in a social media post holding a handgun was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
After handcuffing Smith and securing the gun, a records check showed that Smith was a convicted felon and prohibited from having a firearm.
Aggravating factors include whether the perpetrator used a firearm, if they were a felon on probation, or whether the victim was especially vulnerable due to a disability.
Aundrey David Dwayne Blakeney, 44, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon on Sept. 30.
Because he was a convicted and violent felon, it was unlawful for Heard to be in possession of any type of firearm.
But the situation of voting for a convicted felon is not unprecedented.
Detectives were alerted following a disturbance at Bonnette’s home back in April, in which he was arrested on unrelated charges: possession of weapon/ammo by a convicted felon and violation of an injunction for domestic violence protection.
During the search, FBI agents said they found a handgun and AK-47 and arrested Nott for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Grants Pass Police Chief Warren Hensman said in a telephone interview with the that he finds it "extremely troubling” that the felon is wanted in an attempted murder instead of still being behind bars for the Nevada crimes.
He’s been charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, Gaston County police said.
He was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm with a sentencing enhancement for discharge of a firearm causing death.
Phrases with felon
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with felon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- convicted felon 87×
- felon and 31×
- felon in 28×
- by felon 26×
- being felon 15×
- the felon 8×
- felon who 7×
- felon is 7×
- and felon 6×
- as felon 5×