Example Sentences

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The campus owner denied the charge, blaming feral cats, and called it a shakedown attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Bhakta called off earlier plans for 93 hotel rooms, 18 condos, a micro-distillery, restaurant and spa while blaming the state’s regulatory process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"The increase has been phenomenal," she said, blaming shortages of vanilla and soaring chocolate prices for pushing costs "sky high".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Companies, particularly in the tech sectors, have fled the state since then, blaming the state’s high operating costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The uncles all started to point fingers at one another, this one blaming that one, and that one blaming this one.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith