allege
verb (used with object)
to assert without proof.
have alleged
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present perfectof allege.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The 12 states have alleged the deal is illegal because it will give Paramount too much power over theatrical movie distribution and cable television programming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Over the years, the owners of PS — now Groupe ADP and before that a private equity firm — failed to get the proper city approval for the sales, De Becker’s attorneys have alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Amid the ongoing preparation for the trial, some sources have alleged that Lively and Reynolds, 49, are contemplating a move overseas in a bid to escape the fallout from the actress’s feud with Baldoni.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Several former police and Army personnel, called to testify by the claimants, have alleged intelligence material identified Adams as being on the IRA army council from the late 1970s until 2005.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
It is true, that before the formal declaration of war by England, one might perhaps have alleged some plausible reason, to justify, in some degree, the backwardness in this great and interesting affair.
From A Collection of State-Papers, Relative to the First Acknowledgment of the Sovereignty of the United States of America by John Adams
