accuse
verb (used with object)
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed byof ).
had accused
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past perfectof accuse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, Harry and other high-profile figures lost a court case they had brought against the UK's Daily Mail tabloid in which they had accused it of unlawful information gathering.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Santander wrote in her affidavit supporting charges against the couple that she investigated Ma’s claims and learned 11 others had accused Nguyen of a similar grift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Racicot had accused Platner of behavior that was “unsettling” in a previous piece from the New York Times diving into his previous relationships.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Replimune had accused the FDA of being inconsistent in prior rejections of its drug with different teams reviewing its drug each time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The fact that America had accused us, or excluded us, or imprisoned us, or whatever it might be called, did not change the kind of world we wanted.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
