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called to account

VERB

hold answerable

Synonyms

WEAK

blame cast a stone at hold accountable hold responsible

Example Sentences

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None of these folks ever thought they’d be called to account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"If there are senior clergy who have broken the law then they need to be called to account," he added.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

Even gun manufacturers and sellers were called to account for marketing semi-automatic weapons to a group of young men who were particularly susceptible to a certain view of guns as powerful military ordnance.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

If he were ever called to account in person for his role, Biden might well say something similar.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2023

Just before the court hearing where Governor Fau- bus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates’s house to meet with the press.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals