account for

Example Sentences

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Government entities account for about 60% of sales.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

TikTok has since banned his account for breaching its rules on bullying and harassment.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Same-restaurant sales, which account for store openings and closings, increased 1.9% across its Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar + Grill banner during the latest quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Globally, the only commodity crop that the U.S. produces a larger share of than pistachios is almonds, which account for nearly 80% of almonds grown across the world.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Consequently, he insisted on using one single mathematical model to account for a planet’s movement across the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton