called to account
Example Sentences
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In 2001, Jackson was publicly called to account for his own affair, when it was revealed he had had a relationship with a member of his staff and fathered a child.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The difference between now and when she made the remarks is that she’s since learned how to hide better what she really believes so she can’t be called to account for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
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
His henchmen and enablers also are finally being called to account, and in some cases even being held to it.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 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
