accused; accusing
1
: to charge with a fault or offense : blame
He accused her of being disloyal.
2
: to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process
He was accused of murder.
: to bring an accusation
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Examples of accuse in a Sentence
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Political analyst Alexey Naumov said Moscow should not worry too much about sanctions, accusing Trump of posturing to avoid being criticized for talking to Putin.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Their return was pushed back by 48 hours after Israel accused Hamas of breaching the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
They are accused of helping the teen flee from justice.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Others bore the names of prisoners, the orders for their arrest, and the crimes that they were accused of committing.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Their return was pushed back by 48 hours after Israel accused Hamas of breaching the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
They are accused of helping the teen flee from justice.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Others bore the names of prisoners, the orders for their arrest, and the crimes that they were accused of committing.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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accuse
verb
ac·cuse
ə-ˈkyüz 
accused; accusing
: to blame for wrongdoing : to charge with a fault and especially with a crime
accuser
noun
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