How to Use accusation in a Sentence
accusation
noun- He denied the accusation that he had lied to the police.
- There was a hint of accusation in his voice when he asked her where she had been.
- Investigators have made accusations of corruption against a group of former officials.
- The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.
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The mom of four had a fiery response to the accusation.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023 -
Tyler has denied the accusations and moved to dismiss the case in April.
— Bill Donahue, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023 -
The newspaper group has denied the accusations, and said that some of the claims were brought too late.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023 -
Soon words and accusations fly and the good and bad in both characters comes to the surface.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023 -
More than half of it was paid out after the first accusation.
— Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Among the list of accusations in the lawsuit is that both Pinos bought alcohol that day and allowed all of the girls on the boat to drink.
— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 -
Trump has said Carroll made the accusation up and was just trying to sell books.
— Mark Berman, Washington Post, 2 May 2023 -
Giudice claimed that those accusations are lies, but that her and Ruelas' names will be cleared by the end of the season.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 -
The suspects, through their lawyers, denied the accusations and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
— Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 28 July 2023 -
The other two cases stem from accusations dating back to the ’90s.
— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023 -
Months later, Marin is still waiting to hear how and why the false accusation was broadcast to the nation.
— Patrick Linehan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2022 -
Some of them were shocked by the accusations made against Michigan State Police.
— John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024 -
Some customers even went to the Philippines to abuse the children themselves and tape it — though Lowe does not face such an accusation.
— Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023 -
This is the latest in the fallout since the accusations against Gaiman became public.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 -
And typically, the accusation makes Page One and the truth, if published at all, is buried on Page 14.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022 -
DraftKings has a right to a hearing to dispute the accusation.
— Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2023 -
The actor has not appeared in a major film since the accusations were leveled.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 -
The false accusations led many shoppers to feel as if they had been racially profiled.
— Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The main one that people have seemed to latch onto is the accusation that the government can control the weather.
— Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 -
If Peterson’s accusations were true, none of the judges had ever laid eyes on their claims.
— Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023 -
Guo denied the accusation and won the case, but the court left open the question of his actual identity.
— Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022 -
Fact checkers who have worked with Meta for years pushed back against Zuckerberg's accusation of bias.
— Shannon Bond, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 -
The Qatari government did not respond to a request for comment on the accusations in the Menendez case.
— Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024 -
Ericksen was allowed to leave the state after the accusation, settling in the Twin Cities area.
— Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Herrera Beutler says some of the accusations made about her plans for the office are untrue.
— Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Trump has tried to block the report his lawyers said would perpetuate false accusations from cases that have now been dismissed.
— Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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