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synonyms for accuse
- allege
- arraign
- arrest
- attack
- blame
- brand
- charge
- cite
- complain
- denounce
- implicate
- indict
- name
- prosecute
- sue
- summon
- apprehend
- attribute
- betray
- censure
- criminate
- finger
- frame
- impeach
- impute
- incriminate
- inculpate
- libel
- litigate
- recriminate
- slander
- slur
- tax
- blow the whistle
- bring charges
- file claim
- hang something on
- hold accountable
- lay at door
- let have it
- lodge complaint
- pin on
- point finger at
- serve summons
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How to use accuse in a sentence
Last week, Daniel Prude’s sister, Tashyra Prude, filed a lawsuit against Rochester, Singletary and 13 other officers, accusing the defendants of a coverup of her brother’s death.
Officials Worked To Deliberately Delay Release Of Daniel Prude Body Cam Footage | mharris | September 17, 2020 | Essence.comHe accused career, nonpolitical prosecutors of “headhunting” high-profile targets and asserted there was danger in letting them drive decisions.
William Barr’s eyebrow-raising ‘robber barons’ metaphor for the Trump era | Aaron Blake | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostOn Wednesday, Johnson accused the EU of acting in bad faith during their wider trade negotiations.
Biden warns U.K. that peace in Northern Ireland must not become a “casualty” of Brexit | kdunn6 | September 17, 2020 | Fortune
Hindenburg has accused Nikola, which went public via merger with a SPAC earlier this year, of misleading investors over the progress of its technology.
He accused Boeing and the FAA of withholding information from the families of victims in an emailed statement.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says | kdunn6 | September 16, 2020 | FortuneThere are those who accuse their games of not really being video games at all, which is ludicrous.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the Throat | Alec Kubas-Meyer | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCertainly sounds like something people would accuse a king of doing.
To accuse him of doing so is certainly an effective way to end a conversation.
U.S. intelligence agencies accuse the Khorasan veterans of plotting attacks against commercial airliners in the West.
ISIS and Al Qaeda Ready to Gang Up on Obama's Rebels | Jamie Dettmer | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he says that those who accuse Napoleon of killing off democracy misunderstand politics in 19th century Europe.
Could he be conscious of all this, and not excuse the unsteady youth—accuse himself?
He was the last man in the world to accuse of saying or doing anything merely for the sake of effect.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe blind man, missing his money, suspected who was the thief; but to accuse him would serve no purpose.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousApart from the general charge of being successful—whatever that amounts to—you accuse me of two things.
First Plays | A. A. MilneIt required peculiar boldness, at that hour, to accuse Robespierre and Danton of crime.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
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