How to Use accountable in a Sentence

accountable

adjective
Definition of accountablenext
Synonyms for accountablenext
  • If anything goes wrong I will hold you personally accountable!
  • But coaches also have to be accountable for the confusion on defense.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Men in politics who opine about the right to choose are seldom asked about their own choices — let alone held accountable for them with actual receipts.
    — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a Supreme Court that’s independent, but accountable.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Each of us is accountable for our actions and responsible to others — even Robert Sarver.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Two popular low-cost airlines are the latest to be held accountable by the U.S. government over chronically late flights.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Stopping them can set the stage for long-overdue bipartisan action to hold colleges accountable and stop the wealth transfer from taxpayers and middle-class families.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Basically, Judd is still trying to get out of trouble constantly, trying to not be accountable, whilst still retaining power.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • These apps are also accountable to state regulators who can interrogate casino operators for bad practices.
    — Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The reports called on the university to hire a more diverse faculty, increase diversity training and be accountable for the retention of Black staff.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
  • This was a huge time-saver and kept me accountable to myself to stay on track.
    — Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • One good way to keep yourself accountable is to join or start a book club.
    — Leah Hall, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2022
  • People need to be held accountable for this type of bulls---.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • That means only the Pell City board can hold Propst accountable.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There were three basic rules: Be on time, play hard and be accountable.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • For months, Pence has said that Trump will be held accountable in the eyes of history for his role on Jan. 6.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Now the team and the Anti-Defamation League want Amazon to be held accountable as well.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In light of these rules, do HOAs hold people accountable to maintain their yards and homes?
    — Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Davis says that the industry as a whole needs to be more accountable in calling out their peers.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Talking about being more accountable is, in the end, very easy.
    — Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • People need to be held accountable to restore faith in the system.
    — Aaron Klein, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Many in South Korea are now calling for Yoon to be held accountable.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There is -- everybody has to be held accountable to the same system.
    — CBS News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • And for head coaches that do survive, someone on the staff will be held accountable.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • But now he is being held accountable for one of his misdeeds.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Houle asked the jury to hold Saipov accountable by sentencing him to death.
    — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • To be bound to no one and accountable only to oneself is fertile ground in which to plant myths of one’s own making.
    — Paul Tullis, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Gutierrez-Reed is the second person to be held accountable for Hutchins’ death.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • As to Biden, 85% of Republicans think he's being held accountable, while 23% of Democrats say the same.
    — Gary Langer, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • So, to your point, our obligation is to hold all of these tech platforms accountable.
    — Leah Feiger, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024

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