imputes

Example Sentences

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“Leave of absence still imputes the financial interests of the firm to him.”

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2020

The bureau imputes the characteristics of a small number of households in every census.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2020

He imputes ill motives to those who disagree with him.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2018

Finally, this worldview imputes motives to the media that just aren’t there.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2016

Now an argument, which imputes inconsistency and unfairness to the propounder of a prohibitory measure, is one which it would be exceedingly difficult, and perhaps impossible, satisfactorily to answer.

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 by Wightman, George