How to Use allegation in a Sentence
allegation
noun- There have been allegations of fraud in the city government.
- The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.
- You're making a serious allegation. Do you have any proof?
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The four firms and their subsidiaries have denied the allegations in court.
— Peter Green, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024 -
The suit's main purpose was to delay the trial and toss out many of James's allegations against him.
— Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Mitchell says the text messages do not cast doubt on Jane Doe’s allegations against Brown.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024 -
The White House and the Journal have denied those allegations.
— Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023 -
The company and the Trumps have denied the allegations.
— Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Instead of dismissing the allegations in the face of the woman's clear lies, the DA has adjusted the charges to match the woman's new lies.
— Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023 -
Last week, the labor board issued a complaint against the union based on those allegations.
— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 -
Amid the allegations, Tyler had embarked on his band’s Peace Out tour, billed as Aerosmith’s farewell tour.
— Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 -
One of his lawyers has denied the allegations of spying.
— Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 29 July 2023 -
Hamas and staff at the hospital, Gaza's largest, deny the allegations.
— Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 17 Nov. 2023 -
The brothers said the new allegations back their claims of self-defense after years of abuse by their parents.
— Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024 -
At the same time, the aide asserted broadly that the allegations were untrue.
— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Drake Bell is speaking out in defense of Josh Peck amid his abuse allegations.
— Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 -
Boutros has denied the allegation, and filed a suit against MetroHealth on Monday.
— Julie Washington, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022 -
The city and the hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, denied the allegations in court filings.
— Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023 -
The allegations spanned decades and varied from rape to crude remarks and forceful groping.
— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Neither Fairley nor Glass could be reached for comment on the allegations in the lawsuit.
— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024 -
El Faro has denied this and has said that the allegation is part of a campaign to silence its reporting.
— Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Over the past year, many rumors around the end of the pair’s relationship have made the rounds — from cheating allegations to a jar of strawberry jam.
— Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024 -
One of the allegations is that the company used stickers displaying the wrong price on products sold by weight.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024 -
Now, back-and-forth docket entries show allegations of fraud from both sides.
— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Both men hinted at having serious allegations about the other in store at the outset of the beef.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024 -
Whether this will be the end of the affair allegations remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure—the drama on Selling Sunset and its spinoffs is always far from over.
— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2024 -
The gas companies tempered their allegation with an olive branch of sorts.
— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024 -
During the hearing, the allegations surrounding the voting breach were laid out.
— Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Lombard Odier, whose origins date back as far as 1796, denies the allegations.
— Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024 -
The company vehemently denied the allegations and tried to label them as an attack on India and its institutions.
— Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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