Used in a Sentence

accuse

How to use accuse in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for accuse.

Editorial note

I won't accuse HN of being reddit or digg.

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of accuse gathered in one view.

verb

bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

verb

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for accuse.

verb

bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

verb

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"

Example sentences

1

I won't accuse HN of being reddit or digg.

2

Nobody will accuse you of funding a troll.

3

A minor firestorm erupts in the comments; people accuse Vak of scamming them.

4

So while you might accuse Canonical of not knowing what they're doing, I doubt you could say the same of the founders of CouchDB.

5

"Say what you will about Stallman, but I've never heard anyone accuse him of not living by his principles.

6

If I as a parent were "called in to the vice principal's office" and accused of cyberbullying a teacher, I'd laugh in their face.

7

We were not doing so, so in effect we sent back a letter stating: "We have not, and never have, conducted the activity you accuse us of.

8

The author of the article is no member of the US government and doesn't speak for it. To accuse him of hypocrisy on the basis of actions his government takes seems wholly misguided.

9

Sometimes they matter* If prominent news websites accuse you of doing something illegal, consider what they have to say

10

If you talk about the effects societal norms have on victims, or on strategies to navigate a misogynistic world, people will accuse you of "victim blaming".

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I agree that it's unfair to accuse Congressman Smith of directly and maliciously using pirated content.

12

The problem is the standards process exists to keep people from swinging their weight to force rushed/poorly thought-out technologies into a platform some already accuse of fragmentation and bloat.

13

They've basically dealt themselves out of being able to be informed and balanced on tech topics by refusing to use anything not made by Apple and now don't even understand when people accuse them of being unbalanced.

14

No management changes were made, but apparently I did have some impact: The gradeschool teachers got even more hysterical and neurotic after I left, starting to accuse employees of paranoid conspiracies, etc.

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I had considered releasing this collection anonymously, but others pointed out that the obviously overzealous prosecutors of Aaron Swartz would probably accuse him of it and add it to their growing list of ridiculous charges.

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But to accuse Amazon of not being ready, willing, and able to devote even vast resources to the potential use of drones as part of its broader strategy - and instead to be using this as a mere publicity stunt - is, in my view, to miss the obvious.

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The moral of the story here for developers is, if you present the user with some scary string they don't understand, they'll overreact and do rash things like disabling chunks of your working, tested software, and probably accuse you of being in bed with Holywood and the NSA in the same sentence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use accuse in a sentence?

I won't accuse HN of being reddit or digg.

What does accuse mean?

bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

What part of speech is accuse?

accuse is commonly used as verb.