Example Sentences

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Papic ascribes a 60% probability to the conflict ending in approximately two weeks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

As he spoke, Cenni removed his sock to reveal a large portion of his foot missing, an injury he ascribes to the kitchen attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

What is important is that he is able to convince fanatic followers of the sacred mission he ascribes to himself as well as to them.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

"It bears noting that the court has never taken the position the defence ascribes to it: that former 'President Trump should be prosecuted and imprisoned,'" Judge Chutkan wrote.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023

The modern belief, however, ascribes the foundation of this era to a king Śālivāhana of Pratishṭhāna, which is the modern Paiṭhaṇ, on the Gōdāvarī, in the Nizam’s dominions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various