- present participle of attribute.
attributing
Example Sentences
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He now identifies as “semi-retired,” attributing his work status to the 40 hours a week or more he spends monitoring his Rocket Lab investment and the space industry at large.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The Trust is cautious about attributing the changes directly to climate change at a single site.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Chopra responded, “Nothing human is foreign to me,” attributing that to a “Roman poet whose name I forget.”
From Salon • May 19, 2026
On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
I described Dad’s symptoms, attributing them not to my father but to a fictive uncle.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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