How to Use "Charge" with Example Sentences

charge (n): the amount of money owed for goods and services; an accusation of a crime; control of something; a sudden and quick attack

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Used with adjectives:

"There was a heavy charge on my phone bill."
(heavy, high, expensive, pricey, strange)

"I'll paint your house for a small charge."
(small, reasonable, nominal, modest)

"What is the total charge?"
(total, annual, monthly, weekly)

"The service charge is ridiculously expensive."
(service, delivery, shipping)

"Some cable channels will require an extra charge."
(extra, additional)

"There is an admission charge."
(admission, cover, late, overdue)

"Murder is a serious charge."
(serious)

"The defendant is hoping for a reduced charge."
(reduced, lesser, lighter)

"This is a baseless charge against me."
(baseless, false)

"He'll go to court to fight the criminal charge."
(criminal, felony, misdemeanor, assault, corruption, drug, murder)

"The president has complete charge of the company."
(complete, overall, sole)

"I'll take temporary charge until the boss comes back."
(temporary)

Used with verbs:

"My bank is imposing heavy charges on my account."
(be + imposing, be + introducing)

"I've been incurring late charges every month."
(incurring)

"She said she could waive the charges."
(waive, reduce, reverse, pay)

"The police brought a charge against the suspect."
(brought, filed, laid, leveled, made, pursued)

"The charge was dropped because of the new evidence."
(be + dropped, be + withdrawn, be + thrown out)

"Do you admit to the charge?"
(admit to, deny, dispute, refute, reject, dismiss)

"They will investigate the criminal charge."
(investigate, settle, prove, disprove, substantiate)

"If you want the promotion, you will need to take charge of this project."
(take)

"She placed him in charge."
(placed, put)

"The general led the charge against the enemy."
(led, planned, ordered)

charge (v): to ask for money that is owed; to accuse somebody; to run toward something

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Used with adverbs:

"The phone company will charge the fee directly to my account."
(directly)

"He was formally charged with the robbery."
(formally, officially)

"The soldiers blindly charged into battle."
(blindly, bravely, wildly)

"She charged headfirst into the haystack."
(headfirst, headlong)

Used with prepositions:

"How much did they charge us for dinner?"
(for)

"We were surprised when they all charged at us."
(at)

"It will be charged to your credit card."
(to, on)

"She was charged in connection with the bank robbery."
(in connection with, for)

"Am I being charged with a crime?"
(with)

"I charged around the corner without looking."
(around)

"The children all charged down the hill."
(down, up, past, toward)

"Don't charge out of the house."
(out of, through, into)