answerable for

Example Sentences

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The city of Los Angeles is answerable for all potholes on streets within its boundaries, but highways fall within the jurisdiction of Caltrans, the state transportation department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

She added: "I am not answerable for Alex Salmond, but hopefully he will reflect."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2022

The best way to handle this trade-off is to put bureaucrats and business executives on notice that they may be answerable for their conduct at some later date.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

White Australians may not be strictly answerable for Tarrant’s crime, but we have some big questions to ask ourselves.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2019

Perhaps there was some truth in this; though I doubt whether his reserve, or anybody’s reserve, can be answerable for the event.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen