accuse
verb (used with object)
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed byof ).
accusingly
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a word derived from
accuse.
Example Sentences
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And he looks at her accusingly, jaw tense, when he reminds her about his unanswered messages.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2023
When the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, raises their case with his US counterpart, Mike Pompeo, again this week, it would be nice to think his American counterpart couldn’t point accusingly at the prince in return.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2020
They’re all doing fine, and they’ve had occasion to study languages, in high school and college, and none of them has ever asked accusingly if we couldn’t have managed an earlier start.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2020
Across the junk-strewn floor, on another workbench, a rusting robot skull stared at her accusingly out of vacant eye sockets.
From Nature ● Dec. 31, 2019
“Do not pretend you do not know me,” he said accusingly.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
