ascribe to
Example Sentences
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To ascribe to particular diets and exercise practices that micro-optimize your body is one thing; you may be putting yourself through trials the Jackass guys would never dare, but at least it’s your own body.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
“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
The favorable results which many writers ascribe to luxury in general are true evidently only of this period.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher
