call to account
Example Sentences
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How something can be prideful and at the same time call to account the nation that you’re writing about.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2020
“I mean, power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive,” Bush said, “and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2018
“Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.”
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2017
Mr Bush said: "Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2017
If this is correct, then this passage is a witness for immortality; for how could God call to account a person who, being dead, no longer exists?
From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas
