culprit

Example Sentences

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Last week, the 63-year-old finally identified the culprit: a bear had moved in and made a home underneath Johnson’s abode.

From Los Angeles Times

Companies point to the same culprits: student-loan payments, higher rents and a softer job market that are pushing younger consumers back into their kitchens.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outside the office, four temp workers discuss a mysterious office theft and how their full-time co-workers likely suspect they are the culprits.

From The Wall Street Journal

This time the culprits aren’t relatively small peripheral economies such as Greece and Portugal.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when it comes time to arrest the culprit, Judy learns the rattlesnake -- Gary -- is simply trying to uncover a secret to restore his family's honor.

From Barron's