ACCUSATION in a Sentence

Learn ACCUSATION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
297 example sentences for ACCUSATION, such as:
1. His response to the accusation was rapid.
2. We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
3. The accused was released on bail pending trial.
4. He arrived at this end by his persistence in accusation.
5. They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ACCUSATION
accusation
 n.  an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
 n.  a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Classic Sentence: (159 in 11 pages)
1  Her companion, who was just coming back to the table with the remains of a cold mince-pie in a battered pie-dish, set down her unappetising burden without appearing to hear the accusation brought against her.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
2  Pittypat fluttered, too upset by the accusation to recall that Mrs. Merriwether had also been Rhett Butler's hostess on several occasions.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  But until he spoke, she would not know what to say for she did not know exactly what accusation he intended to make.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
4  Now she would willingly have humbled herself and admitted that she had only hurled that accusation at him out of her misery, hoping by hurting him to alleviate her own hurt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LX
5  No reproach was there, no accusation and no fear--only an anxiety that she might not find strength for words.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXI
6  To escape punishment was to escape accusation; and few slaves had the fortune to do either, under the overseership of Mr. Gore.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  Yes, but they will make you then sign your declaration, and confront you with him you have denounced; I will supply you with the means of supporting your accusation, for I know the fact well.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4. Conspiracy.
8  "It is reported your political opinions are extreme," said Villefort, who had never heard anything of the kind, but was not sorry to make this inquiry, as if it were an accusation.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
9  You seem a worthy young man; I will depart from the strict line of my duty to aid you in discovering the author of this accusation.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
10  I have filled those papers, and have made out the accusation against the assassin Benedetto.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 104. Danglars Signature.
11  I have an idea, which I will explain by and by, of making an exception to the usual form of accusation.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 110. The Indictment.
12  This point had been conceded to the accusation and could no longer be disputed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IX—A PLACE WHERE CONVICTIONS ARE IN PROCESS OF FO...
13  The accusation comes from Monsieur de la Tremouille, from the duke himself.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
14  He arrived at this end by his persistence in accusation.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 17 BONACIEUX AT HOME
15  In the first place there will be no accusation made on my part.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT II
Example Sentence: (138 in 10 pages)
1  Now, uttered before a stranger, the accusation cut me to the heart; I dimly perceived that she was already obliterating hope from the new phase of existence which she destined me to enter.
2  This accusation of bribery is a vile smear on an honorable citizen.
3  Kasim Reed could heal the sick, cast out demons, resurrect the dead, and walk on water, and he wouldn't be able to avoid the accusation of racism.
4  They are simply using the first rule in contemporary American politics: the accusation is the conviction.
5  The accusation of elitism seems unfair as the festival presents a wide range of music, with something to please everyone.
6  His response to the accusation was rapid.
7  She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life.
8  They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.
9  A leading article in "The Times" accused the minister of lying.
10  The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics.
11  The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
12  We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
13  During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence.
14  The accused was released on bail pending trial.
15  A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.