answerable

Example Sentences

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Those are answerable questions—and they are the ones actually worth asking.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

As CEO of one of the only cooperatives in the Fortune 500, today she’s answerable not to shareholders or investors but to thousands of decentralized owner-members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"To Lam is the first among equals, but he's also answerable to the Politburo," he said, pointing to other senior figures in the 19-member committee.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

They had put their lives on the line to create a democratic republic, answerable to the people and not a king.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Of course, we were all answerable to Erma.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls