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
“And that’s really disappointing and discouraging to a lot of female politicians who don’t ascribe to that type of behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
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
It is on this account that we ascribe to organic bodies certain properties, which we call physiological properties, such as contractility, sensibility, life, etc.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles
