How to Use probable cause in a Sentence

probable cause

noun

• The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
• The police had probable cause to arrest him.
• Each judge found probable cause at that time for each of the six charges.
  — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
• None of them need probable cause.
  — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
• The judge then found there was probable cause to move the case forward.
  — Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
• The cops now have probable cause and set out to search Tariq’s dorm room.
  — Kyesha Jennings, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
• No probable cause, no danger to the agents.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
• At least eight jurors had to agree that there was probable cause to indict.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Despite that, the judge ruled there was probable cause to go to trial.
  — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2022
• Green found probable cause to hold Howell on the felony charges.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2023
• There was never any probable cause to file charges in the case, and, at the time, no body was found.
  — Doha Madani, NBC news, 3 July 2025
• He was pronounced dead at the scene, the probable cause statement said.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
• Police didn’t provide the time they were called, or the probable cause of death.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2021
• So, at the end of the day, there wasn't enough probable cause legally to arrest him.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
• The car was stopped and the officer noticed probable cause to search the car.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
• Goldstein claimed no probable cause; the suit was dismissed.
  — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
• Pohland made a motion to dismiss the charges for lack of probable cause.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
• For police, that means they can no longer be used to establish probable cause for a search.
  — Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2021
• The clock for speedy trial begins when the probable cause hearing is held.
  — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2021
• Robert Nichols in a probable cause statement.
  — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
• The judge found probable cause exists to hold Morales in custody on the charges.
  — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
• The judge found probable cause and Steven is being held without bond.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• The judge decided there is probable cause, and the case will move forward.
  — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
• Fromm shared his crack cocaine stash with those at the house, a probable cause affidavit said.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• The case was dismissed for lack of probable cause this past Friday.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
• That’s the evidence used for probable cause to arrest and charge the killer.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• Byrd then shot his roommate in the street, the probable cause statement alleges.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
• Well, the important thing is that the grand jury found probable cause.
  — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023
• At one point, per the probable cause affidavit, Crow shoved her out of anger.
  — John MacLauchlan, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
• In court, Vidal was held without bond and a judge found probable cause for the charges.
  — April 27, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026