Example Sentences

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They have been attributing the slowdown in domestic travel demand to a jump in bookings for foreign trips.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

Military analysts and reporters on the ground have been attributing the slowing pace of Russia’s offensive to a lack of manpower.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Experts have been attributing the slowing pace of the Russian offensive in Ukraine to a lack of manpower.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

I have been attributing the trouble there to bad drinking water, but that hardly seems to account for the outbreak here, because your drinking water is wonderfully clear and pure.”

From Dolly's College Experiences by Jones, Mabel Cronise

Why, I have been attributing your dejection and absence of mind, this evening, to that cause alone.

From The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont by Thompson, D. P.