How to Use person of interest in a Sentence
person of interest
noun phrase-
He was then deemed to be person of interest in the case by police.
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Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Police have yet to name a person of interest in the case.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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No one has been named as a person of interest or suspect.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Tisch added that the person of interest was found with a lighter in his pocket.
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Pilar Arias,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Deputies called her a person of interest and said charges are pending.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That sketch of a person of interest is real.
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Layla Ferris,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pierce became a person of interest in the case.
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Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Tisch added the person of interest was also found with a lighter in his pocket.
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Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Dec. 2024
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Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene and a person of interest was in custody.
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Matt Finn,
Fox News,
9 Oct. 2024
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No persons of interest or suspects have ever been named in the case.
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Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Police have not named a suspect or person of interest in the case.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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They are described as a person of interest.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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No person of interest or suspect has been announced in the case.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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He has not been named as a suspect or a person of interest, nor has he been accused of any crimes.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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No suspects or persons of interest have been named in Lasheky’s case.
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Kyani Reid,
NBC News,
25 July 2023
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Police did not release the name of the person of interest.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Calhoun is now a person of interest in her death and the deaths of three other women.
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oregonlive,
21 July 2023
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Police have not named him or anybody else as a suspect or person of interest.
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Tristan Balagtas,
Peoplemag,
17 Apr. 2023
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There continues to be no suspect or person of interest in the case.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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He was never named a person of interest or suspect in his daughter’s death.
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Anna Turning,
NBC News,
3 Aug. 2024
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No person of interest has been named and no arrests have been made nearly a month since the shooting.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Smart was at one point considered a person of interest in his daughter's case.
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Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is no person of interest identified and no one is in custody.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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Police have yet to name a suspect, or even a person of interest, in the case, nor have any arrests been made.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Police have three persons of interest in custody and retrieved two guns.
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David Clarey,
Journal Sentinel,
6 May 2024
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Law enforcement has also not named a person of interest or a suspect in the case.
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Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police took a person of interest into custody at the scene.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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The person of interest in the pickup truck is seen talking to the driver of the victims' car.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 Dec. 2023
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At that time, a person of interest was taken into custody.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Cops took a person of interest into custody.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
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