How to Use conspiracy in a Sentence
conspiracy
noun- They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder.
- The CIA uncovered a conspiracy against the government.
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What are conspiracy theorists saying about the vaccine in sports?
— Justin Klawans, The Week, 17 Jan. 2023 -
They were charged with murder, poisoning and conspiracy.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023 -
From time to time, Aldrin makes the news for his strong reactions to conspiracy theorists claiming the moon landing was staged.
— Elvia Limón, Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023 -
The rioters themselves hailed from the ranks of right-wing conspiracy theorists — and appeared to buy into outlandish theories.
— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Still, the report generated a flurry of headlines—enough to feed the bolsonaristas’ conviction that there had been a conspiracy.
— Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 -
They have been integrated as official fact-checks on conspiracy-theory YouTube videos.
— Noam Cohen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2023 -
And if the aim of the conspiracy was to place Pentawere on the throne?
— National Geographic, 16 July 2019 -
The pair could face up to five years in jail on conspiracy charges and up to 20 years on each of the two counts of wire fraud.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2020 -
The conspiracy charge carried up to five years in prison and the smuggling charge up to 20 years.
— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 -
Holmes is charged with nine counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy.
— NBC News, 16 Dec. 2021 -
Sisk pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in April and faced up to five years in prison.
— Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 20 July 2022 -
There were two different types of conspiracy crime in the case against the men.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022 -
This may seem like a stretch; cake and conspiracy are hardly the same thing.
— Maggie Cao, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022 -
Price also faces up to five years in prison for the conspiracy.
— Allan Vought, The Aegis, 29 June 2018 -
Alex: But this mystery has spilled out of the right-wing conspiracy sphere.
— The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 24 May 2023 -
The jury found Holmes guilty of four of the charges — three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022 -
She was charged with 10 counts of wire fraud -- one of which was dropped -- and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Miles Cohen, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2021 -
Amin Khoury was found not guilty Thursday of two counts: bribery, and fraud and bribery conspiracy.
— Melissa Korn, WSJ, 17 June 2022 -
Holmes, 37, is charged with nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Miles Cohen, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2021 -
Holmes faces nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Andrew Torgan, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021 -
Pruitt was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health-care fraud.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2019 -
The judge later dismissed nine counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against the pair.
— Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 -
But the bodies, which have not been victims of the fury of the river, appear with strange scars that point to a dark conspiracy.
— Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Holmes, 37, is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021 -
In the year since the attack, many have plunged into new fights and new conspiracy theories sown in the bloody chaos of that day.
— New York Times, 23 Jan. 2022 -
Picky, picky, picky, as the pro-conspiracy hecklers might say.
— Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019 -
Now, three city and county officials have been named in a federal indictment on conspiracy and bribery charges.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 -
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.
— David Koenig, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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