- plural of responsibility.
responsibilities
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For some, the exhaustion is severe enough to interfere with employment, family responsibilities, and everyday activities.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
“The recipient may be wealthier, but may also face substantially higher taxes, Medicare costs and administrative responsibilities at a stage of life when simplicity matters most.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Walmart said another executive, Juan Galarraga, would take on parts of Kinnard’s international responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
His responsibilities included providing unsupervised transport for vulnerable children to and from family visits.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Her older sister, Margaret, was matronly and dignified, probably from having assumed matronly and housewifely responsibilities too early in life, their mother having died when they were quite young.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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