How to Use incriminate in a Sentence

incriminate

verb

• Material found at the crime scene incriminates the defendant.
• So thi this, it, this doesn’t incriminate them in any way.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
• On its face, this is not incriminating — no more than the fact of contacts between the Clinton camp and the Russian regime.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017
• Bauer pleaded the fifth so as not to incriminate himself.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
• The judge notes that prosecutors have not asked the parents to incriminate their son.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 21 Feb. 2018
• The neighbor made note of the plate number, and police traced it to the Synanon compound in Badger, where the checkout logs proved incriminating.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
• The suits have just learned that Amy is a whistleblower who leaked incriminating emails to the Los Angeles Times.
  — Rachel Syme, New Republic, 15 Dec. 2017
• But in 2001, his influence helped mainstream the rush to incriminate America for the crimes and sins of others.
  — A. J. Caschetta, National Review, 14 Oct. 2021
• Epstein did what any lawyer would tell him to do: to avoid incriminating himself.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2019
• Without incriminating statements from Patrick, the Feds were not able to press charges for perjury.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2019
• Everyone has a right to not be forced to incriminate themselves.
  — Dan Hyman, Esquire, 7 Jan. 2016
• One of those elisions is the name of the online outlet to which Winner sent the incriminating article.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
• Although experts have argued this can be a violation of free speech, the use of rap lyrics to incriminate hip-hop artists isn’t new.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
• After Kang Ha turns over the incriminating video evidence to the police, Ji-soo and the students who beat up In-han the night of his death are arrested.
  — Kayti Burt, TIME, 7 June 2024
• Zoë hides a teapot that looks incriminating for her sister.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• Their goal was to find the crew’s abandoned jewelry, as well as some incriminating GPS devices that Granims had thrown into the canal.
  — Geoff Manaugh, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
• Travis said his office doesn’t have evidence at this time that would incriminate the boy and there aren’t plans to bring charges against him, according to The Advocate.
  — Fox News, 8 July 2021
• And on top of that, documents that might incriminate him in federal crimes?
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
• Their persistence yields a break in the form of a trove of incriminating photographs, with which the sleuths may be able to confront the privileged villains they’ve been warned to leave alone.
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 4 May 2018
• By showing that Ghosn had been forced to incriminate himself while in jail, the panel of lawyers were in effect throwing the government’s entire case in doubt.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2020
• Pomerantz thought the hush-money facts seemed incriminating, easy to explain to a jury.
  — Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
• Figueroa declined to speak to detectives about the case, but did say two things that could be considered incriminating.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 25 June 2018
• LeAnn informs him of the situation with Aidan, and warns him that any potential leaks could incriminate both of them, as well as the president.
  — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
• Paule said Thao's Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself would be in jeopardy if the trials were held together.
  — NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
• Paule said Thao’s Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself would be in jeopardy if the trials were held together.
  — Fox News, 4 Aug. 2021
• Paule said Thao’s 5th Amendment right not to incriminate himself would be in jeopardy if the trials were held together.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
• My client was at the theater, your honor—and incriminating suspects in real life.
  — Steve Rushin, SI.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Of course, the contents of the hard drive might incriminate Rawls, but the contents of the hard drive are not considered testimony for Fifth Amendment purposes.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2020
• Another three decades would pass before Clark learned anything about that conviction, or the man named Alex Scott and his incriminating gash on his face.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
• But one constant in the battle is how people incriminate themselves via social media.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024