culprit
noun
a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
culprits
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pluralof culprit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those drugs have since gone generic and are widely accessible, but people keep dying of heart disease at stubbornly high rates, suggesting other culprits are at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
There are more obvious culprits for HHS’s failure to protect Americans from this outbreak.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
MSF says it has sacked 18 culprits but tells the AP news agency it was unable to identify some of the other alleged perpetrators.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
She sits down, obviously pleased that the culprits have been caught.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
