give an account

Example Sentences

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“If she wants to give an account of her actions, she can do so in The Hague,” it said in a statement.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Later, the UK Mission added in a statement: “If she wants to give an account of her actions she can do so in The Hague,” the Netherlands city where the ICC has its headquarters.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

But when the Judiciary Committee asked Hill to give an account of her experience, she said, “I felt that I had to tell the truth. I could not keep silent.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2018

John Lavigne, a public defender who represented Montano and Sanchez in court, did not give an account of their version of the events.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2017

‘We were the hunters, and you should give an account of yourselves to us first.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien