How to Use alleged in a Sentence

alleged

adjective
  • No charges were ever brought against Carter over the alleged incident.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But the alleged source of the blaze has sparked outrage: county government.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The case was dismissed the following month, with court records showing the alleged victim failed to appear.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Now, more claims about the alleged parties have come to light, including the lengths that Combs' team went in planning them.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
  • An officer stopped him while detectives spoke with the alleged victim, police said.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The alleged incident in Pleasant Hill last week marks the third time charges relating to a bank robbery have been brought against Gooch.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The order of protection means that neither Majors nor his alleged victim may legally have any direct or third-party contact.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Records showed Chandra was already facing charges for alleged battery on a cohabitant and child endangerment at the time.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The alleged incident took place last week at a home in Mooresville, the Associated Press reported.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • According to a statement from MATC, both the alleged victim and assailant are believed to be students.
    Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Meanwhile, instituting a new series of ethical standards on the court may not end up being the most effective remedy for alleged breaches to begin with.
    Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The first of the alleged overt acts was in February 2019.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • And the alleged İnce deepfake was not the only one out there.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 15 May 2023
  • The alleged victim in that case was not Michelle Duncan.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 June 2023
  • The pair's children were in the car during the alleged incident.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And it was taken at least a year after the alleged murder.
    Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Such is the case in this Normand joke about Joe Biden’s alleged habit of sniffing young girls’ hair.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 June 2024
  • In the affidavit, police cite a video posted on YouTube by Justin Mohn, the son of the victim and alleged killer.
    Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The hip-hop artist is seeking billions of dollars in damages over the alleged breach.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • What does this have to do with Paxton's alleged affair?
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The complaint did not detail how the alleged theft happen.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 May 2023
  • Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
    Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Star has not reported the name of the alleged godmother, since she has not been arrested or charged as of June 28.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2024
  • The Kansas City Fire Department, which also responded to the scene of the alleged crime, declared the baby dead at the scene.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The alleged victim did not respond to requests for comment.
    Beth Reinhard, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s what the science says about poinsettias and their alleged perils.
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Chemirmir was not tried in the other alleged murder cases.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The alleged driver of the car was taken into police custody.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The alleged ambush that killed Parker stemmed from a feud between him and Quitiana Taylor, who's one of the suspects in the capital murder case.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Cal Fire released photos of a person of interest sought in the alleged arson.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2023

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