call to account
Example Sentences
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They don’t return for a bow, as if this had not been a performance but a call to account.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021
“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
Each delegation has the right to formulate resolutions independently, and to call to account and arraign the common ministers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
