Examples of probable cause in a Sentence
The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
The police had probable cause to arrest him.
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Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for a Fox Sports appearance, was caught on video approaching the driver’s door of a large truck by a nearby hotel, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by EW.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
To indict someone, the majority of grand jury members must determine there’s probable cause that the person committed the crime.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
When police eventually stopped the Jeep in Kansas City on Thursday, Womack, the driver, tried to run, and investigators allegedly found a pile of cash inside the vehicle, an FBI agent wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The hearing gives the defense a chance to cross-examine witnesses and force prosecutors to show evidence in court that establishes probable cause to bring charges in the alleged crime.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
To indict someone, the majority of grand jury members must determine there’s probable cause that the person committed the crime.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
When police eventually stopped the Jeep in Kansas City on Thursday, Womack, the driver, tried to run, and investigators allegedly found a pile of cash inside the vehicle, an FBI agent wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The hearing gives the defense a chance to cross-examine witnesses and force prosecutors to show evidence in court that establishes probable cause to bring charges in the alleged crime.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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