answering to

Example Sentences

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"They're answering to a lot of the expectations users have," Badouard said.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

But a publicly traded SpaceX, answering to a Wall Street investor base, will still have to hit those goals while also showing progress with xAI and Starlink.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

But the prospect of HBO’s hitmakers answering to Netflix has spun up exaggerated visions of TV’s premiere premium cable brand being diminished by the content factory responsible for “Love Is Blind” and “Is It Cake?”

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

“I’m not singing to anybody, I’m not answering to anybody,” declares Aguilar.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

There was a noise like a railway train letting off its whistle, and, answering to it—riding on it like the voice of the Arabian Bird—Robin Wood’s horn of silver began to Mow.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White