frame-up
Example Sentences
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"The police were highly selective in the way they collected evidence. In my opinion, Omar was framed. This was a quite elaborate frame-up," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
“It sounds as though the frame-up of Mr. Gershkovich was the same as it was in Paul’s case.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
To the Moody Park Three’s supporters, it was a frame-up.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019
Golunov was arrested in a clumsy frame-up after his exposés of corruption among the Moscow elite made him too many enemies.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2019
"This here is a gang—the whole thing is a frame-up on me!"
From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)
