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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"This is very restrictive injunctive relief that's going to require them to change a lot of the policies that we had identified as the culprits in what we call the war on childhood," Robertson said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
There are more obvious culprits for HHS’s failure to protect Americans from this outbreak.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bottled water and processed food are big culprits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
The prosecutor argued that the probability was so low that such a couple existed that the police investigation must have turned up the actual culprits.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
