take the blame for

Example Sentences

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Despite having no money to hire a lawyer, he refused: “I wasn’t going to take the blame for something I didn’t do.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

"Of course, I take the blame for this, but the players are the same players we were happy with against Bulgaria and in the second half against Hungary," Hallgrimsson told RTE.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

“That’s on everybody in this room. Everybody. Probably myself more, and I’ll take the blame for not having the group ready. Put it all on me. That’s fine. I’ll take that.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

The result, Professor Savoie said, is often situations like the recent backlogs in passport offices, as politicians had to take the blame for decisions in which they were neither involved nor even consulted.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023

He has to take the blame for what happened.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones