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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Police say Ashlee has been uncooperative in the investigation, but she has not been named a person of interest in the case and hasn't been charged with a crime in connection with Melodee's disappearance.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Authorities revealed this week that a man once named a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was responsible for the 2006 killing of a Wisconsin woman and may have been responsible for other murders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Authorities will continue to investigate the shooting and interview witnesses to determine a suspect or person of interest.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Hours after police lifted a shelter-in-place warning after a gun was fired near Radcliffe Quad at Harvard University, a person of interest was broadcast.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Authorities revealed this week that a man once named a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit was responsible for the 2006 killing of a Wisconsin woman and may have been responsible for other murders.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Authorities will continue to investigate the shooting and interview witnesses to determine a suspect or person of interest.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Hours after police lifted a shelter-in-place warning after a gun was fired near Radcliffe Quad at Harvard University, a person of interest was broadcast.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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