hold responsible
Example Sentences
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Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, whom they hold responsible for a series of exam irregularities that have shaken confidence in India's education system.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Or, as Mo Koyfman, founder at the venture-capital firm Shine Capital, puts it: Companies need a human to hold responsible should anything go wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Levitsky also pointed out that societies that fail to hold responsible people who attempt to orchestrate a coup have had negative repercussions in the past.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
This would, they say, be the best way to rid Serbian institutions of the cronyism and corruption which they hold responsible for the railway station disaster.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
The four men whom the Washington government wanted to arrest and hold responsible for the war were Toombs, Davis, Slidell, and Howell Cobb.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Pleasant A. Stovall
