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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In 2017, detectives used DNA samples preserved from Walls' body and the area in which she was found to create an image of a person of interest, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Farmington Hills police have released a sketch of a person of interest in a homicide at a city park earlier this month.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The origin of the Flanders Fire, as well as persons of interest, have been identified, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Lee was initially described as a person of interest before prosecutors charged him with murder.
—Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Farmington Hills police have released a sketch of a person of interest in a homicide at a city park earlier this month.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The origin of the Flanders Fire, as well as persons of interest, have been identified, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Lee was initially described as a person of interest before prosecutors charged him with murder.
—Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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 24 May. 2026.
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