How to Use accusatory in a Sentence

accusatory

adjective

• The book has a harsh, accusatory tone.
• He pointed an accusatory finger at the suspect.
• There have been few steps past the accusatory stage for those who have been revealed to be abusers.
  — Jaya Saxena, GQ, 15 June 2018
• The rationale is clear: The term crushes with a moral weight and accusatory tone.
  — Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012
• Are there accusatory questions about why the result was not achieved?
  — Bryan Powell, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
• Instead of confronting him in an accusatory way, make sure to come from a place of kindness and concern.
  — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2023
• Biden, the committee chairman, did little to temper the accusatory tone in the room.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• Their tone was accusatory, as if this woman had stabbed herself.
  — Susana Morris, Longreads, 8 Sep. 2017
• But the calls kept coming and Kumari's pleas grew more frantic and accusatory, Jha recalls.
  — Pallabi Munsi, CNN, 31 May 2022
• The second Bini misses a phone call, Ari will use that to spiral and become accusatory.
  — Ashley Ray-Harris, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2021
• But the subtly accusatory tone of these passages speaks louder than anyone’s words.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
• The accusatory court filing is the latest in a string of unexpected developments in the case.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
• Specifically, that kind of anger and accusatory, petty sort of thing.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2018
• Once again, such an accusatory starting point does nothing to build a consensus.
  — Gary Abernathy, Alaska Dispatch News, 14 Oct. 2017
• The performer here is Elaine Davis, a middle-aged woman of clean-scrubbed eloquence and an almost accusatory air of detachment.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
• Cue the cops showing up in the early AM, asking questions and casting an accusatory eye at the ugly Americans.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2023
• But the questions aren't meant to be accusatory or to suggest that your feelings of sadness and anger are misplaced or unwarranted.
  — Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com, 23 June 2017
• Over the course of several more phone calls, Brooks became more accusatory and threatening toward the woman.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2021
• Don’t approach the conversation in an accusatory way at all.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
• An accusatory tone makes people feel judged and is guaranteed to put them on the defense and less willing to share specific details.
  — Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
• Arnold isn’t accusatory in his assessment of the situation—just matter of fact.
  — Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2021
• At the start of his career, Weiner used righteous anger like Rembrandt used oils, turning his accusatory howls in the well of the House of Representatives into art.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
• But his rare evening address to the nation also contained accusatory language and a defensive tone that were vintage Trump.
  — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
• But as the day wore on, tempers remained calm, former strangers at tables talked easily and neckties hung open — far from the accusatory climate of recent weeks.
  — John Leland, New York Times, 15 July 2019
• But his grandmother and his uncle often said strange accusatory things.
  — Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2017
• Be sure to approach your colleagues with an inquisitive tone instead of an accusatory one.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
• But his bid to build bridges has left some confused and his critics to point an accusatory finger, wrongly, suggesting a lack of commitment to being a Christian and to the Church of England.
  — Robert Jobson, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2022
• Homes were abandoned, lawsuits filed and accusatory fingers wagged in all directions.
  — André Naffis-Sahely, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• Williams, who appeared to be hopping mad and, in the process, maybe hopping higher than any bounce house customer, charged that Ferguson was being threatening and accusatory.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• When your partner acts out, look at their behavior with an inquisitive lens vs. an accusatory one.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024