incriminated

past tense of incriminate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of incriminated Kading, who wrote his own book on the case, has said for some time that Davis incriminated himself. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 That requirement stemmed from Nixon's attempt to destroy the White House tapes that incriminated him in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 For months leading up to his death, Thomas helped the task force by conducting nearly 100 drug buys that incriminated dozens of cocaine dealers — including a local drug kingpin who, according to investigators, ordered the hit on Thomas. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026 Woodruff signed a statement that incriminated himself and his four friends. — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminated
Verb
  • The state’s top Democrats accused the president of politicizing disaster relief.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Critics have accused the program of being riddled with fraud and abuse.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike most of them, who were indicted by a grand jury, Thompson is among a small group who have been charged by prosecutors directly in what is known as an information, which indicates his likely cooperation with the government.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In August 2024, seven more former union executives and employees — including Jones, his wife and son — were indicted for conspiracy to commit offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as other felonies.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Incriminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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