Below you will find example sentences with "sexual assault". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Sexual Assault in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sexual
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 59
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.9 words

Words in this phrase

sexual assault

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sexual can mean: Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. Frequent word
  • assault can mean: A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

first degree sexual assault 2× a weapon sexual assault forcible confinement 1× and institutional sexual assault of a 1× by penetration sexual assault and causing 1× calls regarding sexual assault 1× commission of sexual assault victims may 1× counts of sexual assault and conspiracy 1× counts of sexual assault and seven 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to motions 1× according to thibault 1× alexander was charged 1× benson sentenced merchant 1× following a nine 1× green is facing 1×

Common sentence endings:

of a child 3× degree sexual assault 2× in sexual activity 2× according to mcgrail 1× and aggravated assault 1× and uttering threats 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

charged 7× counts 6× aggravated 5× child 5× years 4× first 4× degree 4× two 4× five 3× victims 3× felony 3× indecent 3×

Related phrases

sexual abuse aggravated assault sexual activity sexual violence sexual offences sexual orientation sexual harassment indecent assault common assault criminal sexual

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around sexual:

sexual abuse 20× sexual activity 20× sexual orientation 20× sexual harassment 20×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sexual activity sexual abuse sex workers sex work sex trafficking sex education

Just after it in the phrase index:

sexual harassment sexual offences sexual orientation sexual selection sexual violence sexually abused

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sexual abuse sexual activity sexual violence sexual offences sexual orientation sexual harassment

Same ending:

aggravated assault indecent assault common assault

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sexual assault" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as first degree sexual assault, a weapon sexual assault forcible confinement, charged, counts and aggravated stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with sexual abuse, aggravated assault, sexual activity, sexual abuse, sexual activity and sexual orientation, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sexual assault

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Green is facing multiple charges, including statutory sexual assault and institutional sexual assault of a child. (16 words)

Alexander was charged with felony first-degree assault, felony second-degree assault and felony first-degree sexual assault. (18 words)

Sexual assault prevention curricula should also include information on how different identities experience sexual assault, according to McGrail. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Thibault, the University’s policy is designed to favour victims of sexual assault by requiring a lower standard of evidence for initiating institutional action than is necessary for sexual assault cases processed by the Canadian legal system. (39 words)

This effect could be particularly dangerous if flunitrazepam is used to aid in the commission of sexual assault ; victims may be unable to clearly recall the assault, the assailant, or the events surrounding the assault. (35 words)

He is currently serving a 10-year supervision order for offences including sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault, forcible confinement, break and enter, possession of property obtained by crime, and theft of credit card. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to a Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network study on campus sexual assault, only one in every five female student sexual assault survivors report their assault to law enforcement.

The clause regarding victims of sexual assault had not been engaged as the website had not identified the complainant as a victim of sexual assault and “sexual advances” did not meet this threshold.

Williams has been charged with sexual interference with a person under 16 years of age, sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation and uttering threats.

Alexander was charged with felony first-degree assault, felony second-degree assault and felony first-degree sexual assault.

He is charged with statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault by a person less than 16 years old and interference with the custody of children.

Shae has 36 prior criminal convictions, including 14 for crimes of violence including sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault.

This effect could be particularly dangerous if flunitrazepam is used to aid in the commission of sexual assault ; victims may be unable to clearly recall the assault, the assailant, or the events surrounding the assault.

Benson sentenced Merchant to 20 years in prison on the first gross sexual assault count, and 10 years in prison on the second gross sexual assault count to be served consecutively.

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Following a nine-day trial at Winchester Crown Court, Owen was convicted of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and conspiracy to commit sexual assault.

Phillip Porter, of Hackensack, was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare of a child.

Townsend, of Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, had been convicted after a trial of four sex offences involving two of assault by penetration, sexual assault and causing her to engage in sexual activity.

Green is facing multiple charges, including statutory sexual assault and institutional sexual assault of a child.

He is currently serving a 10-year supervision order for offences including sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault, forcible confinement, break and enter, possession of property obtained by crime, and theft of credit card.

Sexual assault prevention curricula should also include information on how different identities experience sexual assault, according to McGrail.

But at the last minute he admitted five counts of sexual assault, two charges of indecent assault and one of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.

Robert E. Bell, 28, was charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault, five counts of sexual assault, and seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

The 25-year-old Torres is charged with murder, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and two counts of child endangerment.

The Virginia Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Action Alliance reported that its hotline last year received 10,017 calls regarding sexual assault.

According to motions filed by the Nome District Attorney's Office, Julia Marie Haworth, 30, has been charged with solicitation of sexual assault and first-degree sexual assault.

According to Thibault, the University’s policy is designed to favour victims of sexual assault by requiring a lower standard of evidence for initiating institutional action than is necessary for sexual assault cases processed by the Canadian legal system.

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