crime spree

collocation in English

meaningsofcrimeandspree

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crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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spree
noun[C]
uk
/spriː/us
/spriː/
a short period of doing a particular, usually enjoyable, activity much more than ...
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(Definition ofcrimeandspreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrime spree

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His men, free of his restraint, embark on acrimespree.
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It also focused on the hugecrimespreethroughout the city and the pressure the police department was under to get it under control.
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She escaped and continued hercrimespreeas a cyborg.
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The two men continue theircrimespree, now acting as outlaws.
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After the outlaws are defeated, some of the men, posing as the vigilant group, go on acrimespree.
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Discovering the force field generator, the man began acrimespree.
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The film chronicles the horrificcrimespreeof his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via controversial psychological conditioning.
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He was not apprehended for four years, during which he and a gang went on acrimespree.
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City jails collapsed and prisoners escaped the rubble, leading to acrimespreein the city and countryside.
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From the day of his arrest, he acknowledged portions of his week-longcrimespree.
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In onecrimespree, he uses his device to persuade the general public the items he has stolen have, in fact, never been touched.
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He then began hiscrimespreeunder his alias.
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They had been on acrimespreefor a month.
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Skippy and his pals had been on acrimespreethat week, and the police set out to find the young thug.
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Later at night he discovers that the rest of the team were responsible for a violentcrimespreethat was beyond the capability of the local police.
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Thecrimespreemade national headlines.
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