How to Use alleged in a Sentence

alleged

adjective
  • The first of the alleged overt acts was in February 2019.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The alleged victim in that case was not Michelle Duncan.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 June 2023
  • The pair's children were in the car during the alleged incident.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And it was taken at least a year after the alleged murder.
    Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In the affidavit, police cite a video posted on YouTube by Justin Mohn, the son of the victim and alleged killer.
    Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The hip-hop artist is seeking billions of dollars in damages over the alleged breach.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • What does this have to do with Paxton's alleged affair?
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
    Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Kansas City Fire Department, which also responded to the scene of the alleged crime, declared the baby dead at the scene.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The alleged victim did not respond to requests for comment.
    Beth Reinhard, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s what the science says about poinsettias and their alleged perils.
    Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Chemirmir was not tried in the other alleged murder cases.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The alleged ambush that killed Parker stemmed from a feud between him and Quitiana Taylor, who's one of the suspects in the capital murder case.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Cal Fire released photos of a person of interest sought in the alleged arson.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • While waiting for justice to be done, the families of his alleged victims are struggling to make sense of their losses.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The alleged offender fled the scene prior to the officer’s arrival, police said.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Deputies followed Finlayson into her home, where she was seen yelling at her alleged estranged boyfriend.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The alleged incident in North Dakota marked at least the fourth time this year that someone has been accused of using poison to kill their spouse or partner in the U.S.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • So far, Subway hasn’t elaborated on the alleged breach.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
  • He is reported to have filed for divorce after finding out about the alleged affair.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 July 2023
  • He'd been fired before for alleged abusive treatment of inmates only to find his way back to having the same or a similar job.
    Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Sarwar was the only other person in the car during the alleged attack and spoke through an Urdu interpreter.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Police also released photos of the alleged shooter, who appeared to wield a rifle.
    Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Laura referred to her daughter by her birth name throughout her statement, which included photos of the alleged bite, which can be viewed here.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 July 2023
  • Officials have not released details of the alleged incident, which the IFC statement said occurred on Feb. 21.
    Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The sheriff’s office alleged that Austin had communicated with the alleged victim on a social media app and had arranged to pick the child up.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Saxon has been named in several other lawsuits for alleged fraud.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of two of the other defendants earlier while its ruling on Wiggins, the alleged leader of the plot, remains pending.
    Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The alleged incident happened outside school hours Friday, Nguyen said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Advertisement Leads left on the department tip line pointed officers to the alleged thieves.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023

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