attribute
verb (used with object)
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
has attributed
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present perfectof attribute (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The government has attributed the decline to better coordination between state and federal law enforcement officials.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Trump has attributed the issues to vandalism and said in a social-media post Monday the pool would be closed for repairs after July 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Chaewon – who is absent from our interview as she recovers from a neck injury – has attributed the song's angst to communication problems, rather than personal animosity.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Bass has attributed the declines to her signature Inside Safe program, which clears encampments and places homeless people in short term housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Turner in his History of Philosophy has pointed out this fact clearly and has attributed to it, to a great extent, the decadence of scholastic philosophy.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
