How to Use indictment in a Sentence

indictment

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  • She intended the film to be an indictment of the media.
  • No one was surprised by her indictment.
  • The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters.
  • The new indictment stretched the timespan of the charges from three years to a decade.
    — NBC News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Chavez burned his wig and clothes at the ranch, the indictment says.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The was no mention in the indictment that the victim was a minor.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • When the gate agent came to help, the agent was punched in the face, according to the indictment.
    — NBC News, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Keed himself was not among those named in the indictment.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2023
  • None of the schools had been named in a previous indictment.
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2018
  • But his plan on the day of the indictment seemed to focus on sheltering in place.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 19 June 2020
  • My friend used to call my bag a bag of indictment because there was spray paint and gloves.
    — Imani Mixon, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The trial for others charged in the indictment is set to begin next month.
    — Kate Brumback, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • That resulted in indictments on the four felony charges.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Chung's connections to the home are implied in the indictment.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Both then traveled to Beirut and sold the guns for huge profits, the indictment says.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • And there could hardly be a more damning indictment of them than that.
    — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The three men remain under indictment and are free on bail.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • What a searing indictment of freelance life this episode has turned out to be!
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Prosecutors did not allege in the indictment that the lawyers were aware of those gifts.
    — Byjoshua Goodman, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Twenty-one people were hit with charges in the indictment.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Rahimi moved to dismiss the indictment, but the district judge ruled against him.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Biden has since paid off his tax debts, a fact that his lawyers have cited in the days since the indictment was unsealed.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And, at least according to the indictment today, that turned out not to be true.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The judge also asked Biden to verify his full name on the indictment.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The findings, which are still being sorted through, led to the indictment.
    — New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • The indictment alleged that both appeared to have fallen asleep for one two-hour stretch.
    — Larry Neumeister, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The number of indictments, pleas and other moves is just amazing.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2018
  • There is no record of an indictment for either offense.
    — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The indictment was filed last year but she has not yet been arraigned in North Texas.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • That move looked like an indictment on White more than anything.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2017

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