call to account
Example Sentences
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How something can be prideful and at the same time call to account the nation that you’re writing about.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2020
“Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.”
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2017
Former President George W. Bush recently said “it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2017
Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP City watchdog the Financial Services Authority has been accused of "falling short" in its efforts to call to account the Bank of for raising interest rates paid by thousands of mortgage holders.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2013
For a time he was inclined to call to account the lawyers who had pleaded for the State.
From The Wild Olive by King, Basil
