How to Use allegation in a Sentence

allegation

noun
  • There have been allegations of fraud in the city government.
  • The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.
  • You're making a serious allegation. Do you have any proof?
  • The suit's main purpose was to delay the trial and toss out many of James's allegations against him.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Amid the allegations, Tyler had embarked on his band’s Peace Out tour, billed as Aerosmith’s farewell tour.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • One of his lawyers has denied the allegations of spying.
    Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
  • Hamas and staff at the hospital, Gaza's largest, deny the allegations.
    Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Drake Bell is speaking out in defense of Josh Peck amid his abuse allegations.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The city and the hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, denied the allegations in court filings.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The allegations spanned decades and varied from rape to crude remarks and forceful groping.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • One of the allegations is that the company used stickers displaying the wrong price on products sold by weight.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Now, back-and-forth docket entries show allegations of fraud from both sides.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • During the hearing, the allegations surrounding the voting breach were laid out.
    Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • She is being sued over the allegations in circuit court, and the Florida Bar has also opened an inquiry.
    Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The group rejected the allegations stating that all transactions were done in according with the law.
    Gloria Haraito, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, the NYPD did not respond to questions regarding victims’ allegations.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • At the time, Judge Albert Iacocca determined Bam would have to stand trial for the allegations.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Cher has denied the allegations that surfaced last month accusing her of employing four men to abduct her adult son.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The allegations that the suspect kidnapped and bound the victim each carried a potential of a life sentence, and thus the statute of limitations was removed.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The clerk, Rebecca Hill, denied the allegations in an affidavit filed this month.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The emails do not indicate the reasoning for screening out that allegation.
    Tony Cook, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The development would appear to prevent the release of any records pertaining to the allegations involving Wade and Willis that could have arisen at the hearing.
    Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • He was arrested that day on allegations of being a felon in possession of a firearm and having a silencer — then was released April 28, jail records show.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Despite the allegations hanging over his head for months, Brave has continued to execute the duties of his office.
    Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Jonas’ rep have denied the allegations in Turner’s lawsuit.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Combs and his lawyers have denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Gibbs denied the allegations in her response to Gibbons’s lawsuit.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Last month, news of the allegations against the athlete’s longtime translator first broke with a Los Angeles Times article.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
  • For a long time, the Johnny and Associates agency to which Kitagawa gave his name denied the allegations of abuse and were not pursued by Japanese media.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Perry has not addressed the allegation, and there is no evidence of campaign donations from such groups.
    Jack Pedigo, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023

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