How to Use accomplice in a Sentence

accomplice

noun
Definition of accomplicenext
Synonyms for accomplicenext
  • He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.
  • Jeffs is found guilty of two counts of rape by an accomplice in Utah.
    — CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The caller told police a tan pick-up truck may be an accomplice.
    — cleveland, 27 Aug. 2021
  • His accomplice was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
    — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The victim complied and the suspect and his accomplice got into the car and drove off.
    — chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The unarmed accomplice goes to the back of the store to rob two customers, who later lock themselves in a freezer.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Littlejohn has admitted to his role in the robbery but has maintained that his accomplice was the one to pull the trigger, not him.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The idea here is the Dolphins keep it close into the fourth quarter and let the humidity become their accomplice.
    — Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Nothing could stop this honey badger from trying to break out of his enclosure, not even a new friend -- who quickly became an accomplice.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Cook and an accomplice tortured and sodomized two co-workers in an apartment in Lake Havasu City.
    — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Panton and an accomplice, Dontaye Hunt, got into the back seat, according to court testimony.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Beijing has accused Canada of entrapping Meng and serving as an accomplice to the United States.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bai and the accomplice sold the gift cards to the customer for about 90 cents on the dollar.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And who the hell knew yet if there was even an accomplice?
    — Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Pye and his accomplices drove away, tossing their masks and gun from the car during the drive.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Why can’t the girl name her accomplices?, my friend wanted to know.
    — Mohammed Hanif, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Bui’s accomplices were Dillon Siebert, who was 14 at the time of the fire, and Gavin Seymour, now 19.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
  • When the victim gets out to look at the problem, an accomplice enters the car and steals items.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Her accomplice reached a deal that will send him to prison for more than seven years.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Both accomplices have been charged with murder in the homicide of Kevin Brown Sr.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • My mom has been my mom, but also my friend and my accomplice.
    — Luisa Calle, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Given a choice, the rear really is the place to be if the chauffer, or a willing accomplice, takes the wheel.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
  • White and his accomplices bludgeoned the three victims to death and stole a billfold with $7,000, coins and a handgun.
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2024
  • Then the robber walked with his accomplice out of the bank vault and into police custody.
    — Donald Beaulieu, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The 31-year-old was captured while his alleged accomplice is still at large.
    — Fox News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • As the wife of a wanted man, she was now considered an accomplice.
    — Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2023
  • And the director said that the shooter doesn't appear to have had any accomplice.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
  • The man police arrested is believed to have worked with two other male accomplices to steal the coins from the back of a truck.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Under Texas’s law of parties, an accomplice can face the same charge as the person who causes a death.
    — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • There are plenty of accomplices, but the line starts behind the offensive line.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024

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