account for
Example Sentences
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First came the whippet who lives down the hall, galloping outside my apartment and then, as he often does, failing to account for the slickness of the linoleum.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
This would, apparently, spoil the magic for those that thought the prime minister was running his own account for his 500,000 followers.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Changes in reproductive patterns, diet, and other lifestyle factors may contribute to the trend, but the research team said those factors do not fully account for what they are seeing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Kubasik had cultivated close ties with the Trump administration and played a vital role in L3Harris’s negotiations with the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, which account for 75% of its revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
They might even have been friends from school who’d grown up and were now middle-aged, which would account for the fact that they looked familiar but strange.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
