How to Use allege in a Sentence

allege

verb

• The mayor is alleged to have accepted bribes.
• He alleged that the mayor has accepted bribes.
• You allege that she stole a large quantity of money. Do you have any proof?
• There is a range of harms and heartbreak alleged in the filings.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
• The police alleged the three men may have killed the couple.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
• The lawsuit alleged Burns drove negligently, failed to yield the right of way and caused the collision.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
• Race, the lawsuit alleged, is why Shaw and Moss faced greater punishment.
  — Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
• The group alleges Boeing led Ten Oaks down a deceptive path in a last-ditch effort to buy time and keep low prices.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
• The police sent information to the FBI that same month, but the agency did not open a case until the summer of 2006, the lawsuit alleges.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
• The student suffered from a brain injury, facial fractures, and the loss of vision in his left eye, the lawsuit alleges.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
• Some have alleged that this was to take advantage of the stifling heat of July to keep the picketing rabble at home.
  — Todd Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
• The officer then alleges that Morris struck him in the chest, according to the document.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Abercrombie has been hit with a lawsuit for alleging turning a blind eye to these actions at the time.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• Stern also alleged Kapri tried to hide the powder after he was found asleep at the wheel of his black Bentley outside Fort Lauderdale.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
• They are all named as defendants in the pending lawsuit, which alleges Haskins was drugged and robbed by a man and three women but does not make clear where.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
• Authorities alleged Doran had blood on his clothing and had a baseball bat in the trunk of the vehicle.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
• Now Sharla was alleging in her email that Ramser had made Ren read the book, and that its coming-of-age storyline had helped inspire her child to run away.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• While waiting for Mattel’s donation, the school itself has had to fund much of that training and cover other costs, the suit alleged.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• Last year, with the case winding through the courts, Medeiros alleged she’d been involved with Lucas while the operation was underway.
  — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• And that alleged pink paint shortage was worth it, since Barbie won Best Production Design.
  — Vulture, 10 Dec. 2023
• The abusive behavior continued for years, the suit alleges.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
• Male staff conducted cell checks on girls detained without clothing, the suit alleged.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• The suit also alleges shoppers have the option of buying the bag that’s shown to them by a sales associate, without the option of any further customization.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
• In her lawsuit, the woman alleges that Araiza and four other players raped her at a party held at a College Area home in October 2021.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
• The complaint alleges Anten has a history of making threats online.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
• Kennedy has spent the last two decades as one of the leading voices for the anti-vaccine movement, alleging a (spurious) link between vaccines and autism.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
• The third, who alleges she was raped by Olea, contacted police but has not had a formal interview despite reaching out two weeks ago.
  — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
• The restaurant’s operators had neglected to fix the latch on the freezer door, which had been broken since as early as August, the lawsuit alleges.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
• The charges: Trump faces four charges in connection with what prosecutors allege was a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
  — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• Court filings allege that a search warrant of the Menendez home and safe deposit box executed in June 2022 turned up hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024