accountable
Example Sentences
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The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Judge Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: Judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Still, these officeholder perform critical work for the state, including investing taxpayer funds, holding government accountable, running elections and dealing home insurance issues in the wake of historic wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
An authority that comes from nowhere visible, accountable to nothing you can touch or verify or cross-examine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Their conviction of Sula’s evil changed them in accountable yet mysterious ways.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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