ACCUSE in a Sentence

Learn ACCUSE 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 ACCUSE, such as:
1. We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
2. The accused was released on bail pending trial.
3. Father, I accuse myself of having been avaricious.
4. Father, I accuse myself of having been an adulteress.
5. She cannot accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ACCUSE
accuse
 v.  bring an accusation against; level a charge against
 v.  blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
Classic Sentence: (159 in 11 pages)
1  She alone could accuse her lover, and destroy him by her confession.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
2  Father, I accuse myself of having been avaricious.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—GAYETIES
3  Father, I accuse myself of having been an adulteress.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—GAYETIES
4  You came to accuse that man, you have only justified him; you wanted to ruin him, you have only succeeded in glorifying him.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
5  My Lord, my Lord, you invoke in your defense things which accuse you more strongly.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 12 GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
6  At every noise he heard, the simple Puritan fancied he recognized the step and voice of Milady coming to throw herself into his arms, to accuse herself, and die with him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 59 WHAT TOOK PLACE AT PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 23, 1628
7  If I am guilty, if I have committed the crimes you accuse me of," shrieked Milady, "take me before a tribunal.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 66 EXECUTION
8  "Pray let me hear what you have to accuse him of," cried Colonel Fitzwilliam.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
9  They had nothing to accuse him of but pride; pride he probably had, and if not, it would certainly be imputed by the inhabitants of a small market-town where the family did not visit.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 44
10  She cannot accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII.
12  I expected every moment that my master would accuse the Yahoos of those unnatural appetites in both sexes, so common among us.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER VII.
13  "I'm always your little girl," Scarlett would say and bury her head upon Ellen's breast, her guilt rising up to accuse her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  And yet he would torment and insult her and deny that such was his intent, should she accuse him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
15  But she could not accuse him now, could not rage at him, demand fidelity or try to shame him, any more than she could bring herself to apologize for accusing him of Bonnie's death.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LX
Example Sentence: (138 in 10 pages)
1  He then went on to accuse the West of hypocrisy in criticising Russia's human rights record.
2  Despite her claims of representing Indians, media reports here accuse her of only trying to revive a failing career for the money.
3  Republicans accuse Democrats of using delaying tactics to prevent a final vote on the bill.
4  Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot.
5  She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life.
6  They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.
7  A leading article in "The Times" accused the minister of lying.
8  The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics.
9  The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
10  We accused him of immortal conduct toward her.
11  During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence.
12  The accused was released on bail pending trial.
13  A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
14  The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
15  They have been accused of carving up the industry for their own benefit.