How to Use accusation in a Sentence
accusation
noun- 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.
-
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 -
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 -
The accusation, vague if pointed, rocks her school — and the friendships Alma had long treasured.
— Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Google is back in court this fall facing accusations of unfair conduct in the advertising technology market.
— Carlos Waters, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 -
As for the allegations, as Trump ran for president in 2016, his allies paid two women to bury their accusations.
— Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023 -
The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair, despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair.
— Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Michel has continued to maintain his innocence, and recently spoke about the accusations against him, as well as their repercussions, with Rolling Stone.
— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023 -
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 -
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 -
The media mogul pleaded not guilty and denied the accusations.
— Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024 -
Editor’s picks It should be said that Swagg Man denies the charges — every accusation, of which there are many.
— Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2023 -
The main case, dealing with the accusation of genocide, is not expected to start until next year.
— Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'accusation.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: