How to Use accusation in a Sentence

accusation

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  • 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.
  • This is the latest in the fallout since the accusations against Gaiman became public.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Tensions grow between them, the youngster makes severe accusations, but not even some twisty reveals help this overcooked outing.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Sean Combs’ team released a statement regarding the flurry of accusations that have snowballed over the past two months.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • One of their accusers eventually recanted her accusation of rape.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • As the years passed, Gardner-Fernandez’s filings grew more hostile and her accusations more extreme.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The uptick in violence last week fed accusations of police misbehavior and brutality.
    — Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Tortoise Media released a fifth episode of the podcast that included two of the additional women’s accusations.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Hovde addressed that accusation directly on Friday night.
    — Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • With these new accusations by the defense, and the state of bail appeal, that trial start date might be too optimistic.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024

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