- plural of culprit.
culprits
Example Sentences
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The main culprits of the bad fire seasons Canada suffered in 2023 and 2025 are homegrown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
MSF says it has sacked 18 culprits but tells the AP news agency it was unable to identify some of the other alleged perpetrators.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Real yields, and the factors pushing them higher, are the true culprits behind higher 10-year yields.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
If so, then the culprits were still at large—and still able to steal American nuclear secrets and pass them on to the Russians.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
