How to Use incriminate in a Sentence

incriminate

verb
  • Material found at the crime scene incriminates the defendant.
  • So thi this, it, this doesn’t incriminate them in any way.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But sometimes the police turn out to be the bad guys, and the incriminating evidence is on them.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • On its face, this is not incriminating — no more than the fact of contacts between the Clinton camp and the Russian regime.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017
  • When told about the incriminating words that were cut out, Herbert shrugged.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Bauer pleaded the fifth so as not to incriminate himself.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The judge notes that prosecutors have not asked the parents to incriminate their son.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The neighbor made note of the plate number, and police traced it to the Synanon compound in Badger, where the checkout logs proved incriminating.
    — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • The suits have just learned that Amy is a whistleblower who leaked incriminating emails to the Los Angeles Times.
    — Rachel Syme, New Republic, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The Fifth Amendment gives citizens the right to refuse to answer any questions that may incriminate them.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But in 2001, his influence helped mainstream the rush to incriminate America for the crimes and sins of others.
    — A. J. Caschetta, National Review, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Epstein did what any lawyer would tell him to do: to avoid incriminating himself.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Without incriminating statements from Patrick, the Feds were not able to press charges for perjury.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Everyone has a right to not be forced to incriminate themselves.
    — Dan Hyman, Esquire, 7 Jan. 2016
  • One of those elisions is the name of the online outlet to which Winner sent the incriminating article.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • Although experts have argued this can be a violation of free speech, the use of rap lyrics to incriminate hip-hop artists isn’t new.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
  • After Kang Ha turns over the incriminating video evidence to the police, Ji-soo and the students who beat up In-han the night of his death are arrested.
    — Kayti Burt, TIME, 7 June 2024
  • Zoë hides a teapot that looks incriminating for her sister.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Their goal was to find the crew’s abandoned jewelry, as well as some incriminating GPS devices that Granims had thrown into the canal.
    — Geoff Manaugh, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Perkins — almost 20 years after the crime — is the only one of three suspects still incriminated.
    — Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Travis said his office doesn’t have evidence at this time that would incriminate the boy and there aren’t plans to bring charges against him, according to The Advocate.
    — Fox News, 8 July 2021
  • And on top of that, documents that might incriminate him in federal crimes?
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Their persistence yields a break in the form of a trove of incriminating photographs, with which the sleuths may be able to confront the privileged villains they’ve been warned to leave alone.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • By showing that Ghosn had been forced to incriminate himself while in jail, the panel of lawyers were in effect throwing the government’s entire case in doubt.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Pomerantz thought the hush-money facts seemed incriminating, easy to explain to a jury.
    — Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Figueroa declined to speak to detectives about the case, but did say two things that could be considered incriminating.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 25 June 2018
  • LeAnn informs him of the situation with Aidan, and warns him that any potential leaks could incriminate both of them, as well as the president.
    — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
  • Paule said Thao's Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself would be in jeopardy if the trials were held together.
    — NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • And Brandon does a pretty good job of incriminating Danny.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Steve is about to be shown his extensive FSB file, the hotel cam footage, bank records, online dating profiles, incriminating private messenger convos.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

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