- present participle of attribute.
attributing
Example Sentences
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The group said the chemical industry accounted for most of the contraction, attributing the weakness to the rising price of oil, which many companies use as their primary feedstock for chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The money lies in the RBIs,” Kent said while attributing that quote to Lasorda during his speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
In San Francisco, pending sales of luxury homes rose nearly 46% year over year, Redfin said, attributing the increase to the boom in artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Clayton-Thomas left the band in 1972, attributing his departure to exhaustion from years of relentless touring.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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