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
We are unsure, from afar, what level of blame to ascribe to her.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025
The contributions we ascribe to queer people are undoubtedly an undercount, given how many — past and present — have been forced to hide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
They ascribe to their princes the overthrow of the Medes.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max