accuse
verb (used with object)
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed byof ).
was accusing
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past progressiveof accuse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“It’s not the journalist, it’s higher up,” the president said, without specifying what U.S. agency he was accusing of being behind the stories.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
He did not say who he was accusing of tacitly supporting the TPLF.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022
"He was accusing me of having affairs," Ms Heard said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2022
NatWest disclosed on Sept. 3 that the Justice Department was accusing it of breaching a 2017 deal over “spoofing” — submitting fraudulent trades in the markets for mortgage-backed securities and other investments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
This made it sound as if he was accusing me of something.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
