Example Sentences

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Greenpeace International in 2025 announced plans to counter-sue Energy Transfer in the Netherlands, where the NGO's international headquarters are, accusing the company of using nuisance lawsuits to suppress dissent.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Tomas De Jesus, Ramirez’s cousin and his attorney, said authorities are accusing him of “resisting arrest, assaulting people” after agents barged into a private business, “without a warrant, without a probable cause.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

Pizza Hut workers are accusing a franchise of ''blatantly unlawful'' behaviour alleging it has altered timesheets, docked wages and stopped payments per delivery.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

Other members are accusing Johnson of failing to properly vet his funding plan and listen to feedback from his caucus.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

“You are accusing me of the crime. Me? I am innocent. I am absolutely innocent. Why should I want to kill a Monsieur whom I have never seen before?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie