called to account
Example Sentences
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“On the Judgment Day, I’m only called to account for what I was supposed to be responsible for,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"If there are senior clergy who have broken the law then they need to be called to account," he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
Even gun manufacturers and sellers were called to account for marketing semi-automatic weapons to a group of young men who were particularly susceptible to a certain view of guns as powerful military ordnance.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2023
If he were ever called to account in person for his role, Biden might well say something similar.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Just before the court hearing where Governor Fau- bus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates’s house to meet with the press.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
