culprit
Example Sentences
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She says the real culprit is a "systemic underfunding" of the system.
From BBC
If neither lion appears to be the culprit, the search will resume for a possible attacker.
From BBC
Radio 4 has promised Thursday evening's episode will delve deeper into the mystery, with the search for the culprit now under way.
From BBC
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
