Example Sentences

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Cynicism is attributing the worst motives to people.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Why is attributing divine but unfathomable purpose a necessary precondition for such actions?

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

Avoid stereotyping—that is, attributing positive or negative characteristics to people on the basis of groups to which they belong.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

The police department also is attributing the crime decline to public education campaigns focusing on crime prevention.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2020

It may be said that this is attributing too much consistency in one particular to a story that otherwise is a piece of patch-work.

From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Olson, Oscar Ludvig