culpability
Example Sentences
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The family’s companies have settled many accusations of environmental violations by agreeing to pay fines and invest in better pollution prevention without admitting or denying culpability.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The court said the 53-year-old had "failed to acknowledge her culpability and has instead consistently resorted to excuses".
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
In a tongue-in-cheek post to Instagram, Glass Animals - best known for their 2020 sleeper-hit Heat Waves - claimed culpability for the lunar lavatory malfunctions.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Instead, the book offers a bitingly funny and occasionally heartbreaking twist on the classic Instagram-versus-reality story, and a space to address our own culpability within the safe confines of fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
He stamped me with a belief in justice, then drenched me in culpability, and I wouldn’t wish such torment even on a mosquito.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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