culprit
Example Sentences
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According to Rexing, a culprit ever so slightly altered the email domain name of a real trucking company.
Early data on the effects of school phone bans confirm what teachers and administrators have long suspected—that phones in the classroom were the primary culprit behind bad behavior and low engagement.
No particular piece of news seemed to be the culprit.
From Barron's
Star striker Victor Osimhen was among the culprits -- he failed to score but could have claimed a hat-trick with better finishing.
From Barron's
The culprits were Gen-Zers fawning over how cute cozy Snoopy was, often on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
