hold accountable
Example Sentences
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“From day one Blake Lively’s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
“We will continue to hold accountable insurers that knowingly submit inaccurate or unsupported diagnoses to improperly inflate reimbursement,” Shumate said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Most of all, I want to hold accountable those who, behind closed doors, benefited themselves at teachers’ expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"Their findings will be made public, and my government will enforce their recommendations to address the shortcomings discovered and hold accountable any individual or entity found culpable," the president said.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
You sign all papers, and it is you whom the public hold accountable for all moneys deposited in the institution.
From A Beautiful Possibility by Black, Edith Ferguson
