culpable
Example Sentences
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Virgil van Dijk had called for Liverpool's players to take individual responsibility, but the Reds captain was culpable as PSV took the lead in the sixth minute.
From Barron's
The indictments allege that Parker “did commit a willful act or omission in the care of such students, in a manner so gross, wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life.”
From Seattle Times
But Ms. Holmes “is actually far more culpable,” the lawyers wrote.
From New York Times
No, the GOP was and is unequivocally on the wrong side of life-and-death issues, and while she is not uniquely culpable for that failure, she is nonetheless responsible.
From Salon
He had made headlines the day after by refusing to rule out the possibility that President Donald Trump himself could be culpable.
From Salon
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