ascribe

Example Sentences

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His embrace of the soon-to-be mayor can most likely be ascribed to a sensible desire to get off on the right foot with the boss of America’s largest city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lambert was an assistant on Barry Trotz’s staff when the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018 and succeeded him as coach of the Islanders but ascribed no special meaning to this return.

From Washington Times

However, that figure includes deaths which occurred in medical settings, so cannot all be ascribed to misuse.

From BBC

Several senior staff members also reacted with another whistleblower complaint ascribing blame to both the board and the chief executive.

From Los Angeles Times

But underdiagnosis also stems from older patients’ reluctance to ascribe their problems to psychological issues.

From New York Times