How to Use ascribe in a Sentence

ascribe

verb

• The act of ascribing meaning is reassuring for the public, too.
  — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 6 Oct. 2017
• Those running the vanguard ascribe the results to co-operation.
  — The Economist, 2 Nov. 2017
• My role as the last surviving detective grants me the prerogatives of rank and the duty to ascribe epitaph.
  — James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
• Folklore ascribes spider-fighting powers to these chartreuse fruits, prompting some people to put them in their garage or attic to ward off eight- and six-legged critters.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2017
• Played by David Berry, Grey will apparently live up to the fair, handsome features ascribed to him in the series.
  — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 28 Aug. 2017
• This penchant for ascribing disaster to a peeved deity does not stop at international borders.
  — Author: Leonard Pitts, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Sep. 2017
• Some of this has been ascribed to Bannon’s influence, keeping Trump focused on delivering for that base.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017
• For example, his detractors ascribe to him a gloomy anthropology, in response to his teaching that every human act is tainted with sin.
  — Marilynne Robinson, New Republic, 12 Dec. 2017
• Judge Othman also said there had been evidence that the British colonial authorities had sought to ensure that early inquiries ascribed the crash to pilot error.
  — Alan Cowell and Rick Gladstone, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
• Some of this is due to our need to ascribe names to new and different creatures.
  — Bob Humphrey, Outdoor Life, 9 Mar. 2021
• Too many of us ascribe the worst motives to anyone who does not agree with 100% of our beliefs.
  — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• Those castoff receivers—they, too, want to rethink labels, like the ones ascribed to this city for so long.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• So is Bruce the latest celebrity to ascribe to the yeehaw agenda?
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2019
• The stumbles of the Texans aren't hard to track, or ascribe reasons behind.
  — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
• Could the phenomenon be ascribed to changes in the moon’s orbit?
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 14 June 2018
• People too easily ascribe a mind like their own to all sorts of things, from pets to pet rocks.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 June 2022
• People ascribed the value of their effort to the trinket.
  — Jeff Stibel, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2018
• When so much meaning is ascribed to a piece of clothing, the prospect of looking for a wedding dress can seem daunting.
  — Helin Jung, Cosmopolitan, 9 Jan. 2018
• Along the way to the back half of the conference finals, Paul has exorcised the demons that were arguably largely ascribed to him.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 24 May 2018
• That’s a lot of weight to ascribe to a narrow victory over a winless Atlanta team in Week Two.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
• Again, this is ascribed to the quality of data being used.
  — Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• The shorter longevity ascribed to NFL running backs is probably over-used as the reason not to take them high in the draft.
  — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 1 May 2018
• Can meaning be ascribed to the random meetings of kindred souls?
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019
• Fast forward about 400 years, and people had started to ascribe meaning to the tarot card symbols.
  — Norcal Marketing, Chron, 28 Jan. 2021
• As to what Downey is ascribing to his native land, Murphy can do nothing but laugh.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• American newspapers of the 1930s ascribed the rule to Maurice Chevalier, or, more vaguely, to the French.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 2 May 2024
• Some might ascribe other meanings, but the words also offer a burning anthem for a day at the track.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
• But the outlook is far from being as gloomy as the market is ascribing to these companies.
  — Thomas Heath, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
• Instead, the justice told congressional Democrats in May that his wife flew the two flags, and neither of them knew of the meanings that have been ascribed to them in recent years.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 10 July 2024
• Humanity has ascribed meaning to the night sky for millenia, and Mercury is no exception.
  — Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 24 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024