person of interest
noun phrase
: a person who is believed to be possibly involved in a crime but has not been charged or arrested
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Brown, who fled to the Cedarburg area, was initially taken into custody as a person of interest by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Investigators identified McFarlin as a person of interest in the fatal shootings with authorities finding him several hours later in Mono County, a nearly four-hour drive southeast of El Dorado County.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Her 36-year-old husband was immediately identified as a person of interest in the investigation, the sheriff's office said in a news release issued on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2020, the chief named Fisher a person of interest in this case.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Investigators identified McFarlin as a person of interest in the fatal shootings with authorities finding him several hours later in Mono County, a nearly four-hour drive southeast of El Dorado County.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Her 36-year-old husband was immediately identified as a person of interest in the investigation, the sheriff's office said in a news release issued on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2020, the chief named Fisher a person of interest in this case.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for person of interest
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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