ascribe to

Example Sentences

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“We ascribe to them too much competence. I do not consider what’s happening now to be the result of great strategic thinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It was also a "tough" decision because Mr Veevers did not ascribe to a specific custom, and no will had been presented to show that he wished "to exit the world in a certain way".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

“Never ascribe to conspiracy what can be explained by reality and facts,” I was told.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2025

We are unsure, from afar, what level of blame to ascribe to her.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

They ascribe to their princes the overthrow of the Medes.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max