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Molest is an English word with synonyms like assail or provoke. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Molest in a sentence

Related words

Molest | Molly | Molested | Molestation | Molesting | Moles | Mol | Molester | Molesters

Molest meaning

  1. To sexually assault or sexually harass.
  2. To annoy, trouble, or afflict.
  3. To disturb or tamper with.

Synonyms of Molest

assail provoke plague beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy harry hassle harass attack set on assault annoy

Related words

Other words often associated with Molest or its synonyms:

bother rag fight fire calamity make chafe struggle violation onslaught flack perturbation

Using Molest

  • The main meaning on this page is: To sexually assault or sexually harass. | To annoy, trouble, or afflict. | To disturb or tamper with.
  • Useful related words include: assail, provoke, plague, beset.
  • In the example corpus, molest often appears in combinations such as: to molest, molest the, and molest.

Context around Molest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grope 1× relative 1× dare 1×

Often after:

minors 1×

Sentence patterns with Molest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a relative molest him and 1× approach or molest mr delia 1× castigate and molest the person 1× did he molest 1× didn t molest but that 1× do not molest your work 1× feel grope molest 1× free to molest and attack 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another teacher tried 1× between the two 1× but unfortunately the 1× duterte recounted telling 1× footage shows the 1× i used to 1×

Common sentence endings:

13 years old 1× and vulnerable adults 1× attack at will 1× become very reputable 1× being a retard 1× destroy their properties 1×

Words around Molest

Just before it in the word index:

moleson 3 molesley 3 moleskys 2 moleskine 5 molesey 3 moles 86

Just after it in the word index:

molestation 101 molested 103 molester 16 molesters 11 molesting 87 molesworth 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 29 aarey 29 aberdare 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 actuaries 29

Corpus analysis for Molest

  • In this selection, "molest" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grope, relative, dare and minors stand out and add context to how "molest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a relative molest him and and approach or molest mr delia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "molest" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with molest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also, who did he molest? (5 words)

Whether you rape or molest, you have still invaded a privacy. (11 words)

I wonder if their god 'told' them it was OK to molest the kids. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

It is most preposterous that some people decided to most unfairly disparage, castigate and molest the person of Dr. Chuks Osuji for doing what he knows how best to do, which exposing the truth for which he has become very reputable. (41 words)

She said: ‘No one should need to call for a code of conduct that says, in essence, ‘please do not molest your work colleagues or students’, and yet this is one of the actions our report recommends. (37 words)

But unfortunately, the more we try to caution the youths and make peace, the more they push them to the walls, they molest them, kill them and destroy their properties. (30 words)

Question examples

Also, who did he molest? (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

But it’s failed the rest of us by leaving dangerous and deranged criminals free to molest and attack at will.

But unfortunately, the more we try to caution the youths and make peace, the more they push them to the walls, they molest them, kill them and destroy their properties.

I wonder if their god 'told' them it was OK to molest the kids.

She said: ‘No one should need to call for a code of conduct that says, in essence, ‘please do not molest your work colleagues or students’, and yet this is one of the actions our report recommends.

Marty Jannetty posted a bizarre story on Facebook yesterday where it sounded like he a man who tried to molest him when he was 13 years old.

The Vatican issuesv a long-awaited manual for bishops and religious superiors on conducting in-house investigations into allegations of priests who rape and molest minors and vulnerable adults.

The worker claims that he only assaulted the victim on his back, and did not mean to molest him.

Whether you rape or molest, you have still invaded a privacy.

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Also, who did he molest?

Footage shows the two dozen men walking into the house expecting to be greeted with a child they are allegedly planning to molest.

It was also alleged that an 80-year-old man in the family tried to molest the victim.

The court discharged the accused, issuing a protection order binding him not to approach or molest Mr Delia and his family in any manner.

Between the two we have a host of words: stimulate – caress – touch – fondle – cop-a-feel – grope – molest.

Duterte recounted telling the priest that he had then returned to the maid's room and again tried to molest her.

It is most preposterous that some people decided to most unfairly disparage, castigate and molest the person of Dr. Chuks Osuji for doing what he knows how best to do, which exposing the truth for which he has become very reputable.

I used to make the joke that I was so undesirable that I was the only one they didn't molest, but that's all it is, a joke.

Probably had a relative molest him and came from a broken home along with being a retard.

Another teacher tried to molest his female students and was fired when Goldman fought back.

In 619, Saint Isidore of Seville pronounced anathema against any ecclesiastic who in any way should molest the monasteries.

Whoever, therefore, shall dare molest or seize these during the absence of their owners, shall incur excommunication.

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Common combinations with molest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "molest" in a sentence?
An example: "But it’s failed the rest of us by leaving dangerous and deranged criminals free to molest and attack at will." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "molest" from authentic English texts.
What does "molest" mean?
Molest means: To sexually assault or sexually harass.
What are synonyms of "molest"?
Common synonyms of "molest" include: assail, provoke, plague, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "molest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "molest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.