How to Use responsible in a Sentence

responsible

adjective

• Is he responsible enough to have a car?
• She is a very responsible worker.
• The ulcers that form in the colon are responsible for the bleeding.
  — Demetria Wambia, SELF, 1 Mar. 2022
• This age group was responsible for most of the virus spread.
  — Rod McGuirk, ajc, 16 Aug. 2021
• Danny and Maria work to track down want went wrong—and who's responsible for the tragedy.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 26 Oct. 2018
• For this reason, the person who owns the yard where the branches or tree lands is responsible for the cleanup.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 23 July 2022
• The event is free, but those who choose to order breakfast are responsible for the cost.
  — Post-Tribune, 5 July 2017
• Researchers think slight changes in the flow of the molten iron of the outer core may be responsible for both effects.
  — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 30 Oct. 2017
• Jonathan Taylor is responsible for both the touchdowns in the game.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2020
• The responsible choice here is to do the breakup right, not to avoid it altogether.
  — Love Letters.com, 23 June 2020
• And now, a virus is responsible for a brand new fruit recall.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 May 2022
• That node is responsible for checking and publishing or adding the block to the chain.
  — NBC News, 25 May 2021
• When the card is physically present, the bank that issued the card is responsible for the fraud loss.
  — Emily Mason, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• And most of those responsible for these stories are still at the network.
  — David Harsanyi, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
• Nobody is more responsible for that than the head coach.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 19 Feb. 2018
• With a transfer-on-death deed, the heirs would be responsible for making the payments.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• No two players were more responsible for the team’s first Olympic title in a dozen years.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
• And the dogs were long gone by the time investigators found the mills that were responsible.
  — Verge Staff, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2018
• And yet people are responsible for their actions — and there are clear rights and wrongs.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Mar. 2021
• Likewise, our bars and restaurants have by and large tried to be responsible, as well.
  — John Stanton | Gambit Editor, NOLA.com, 1 Dec. 2020
• And a monthly fee may not be the only cost a gym-goer is responsible for.
  — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 26 Dec. 2019
• Knight was also responsible for styling her hair for the cover of 30.
  — Sara Miranda, Allure, 13 Jan. 2022
• But the notion that doing so would be the responsible long-term approach is false.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• Couldn’t cheer her up or be responsible for her right in that moment.
  — Adam Cayton-Holland, Good Housekeeping, 20 Aug. 2018
• Or who is responsible for the rogue grains of sand that are now grinding between all of our molars.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 13 May 2022
• Today, Dietzel’s unit is responsible for about a third of all the cases that have been filed across the state.
  — Rob Kuznia, CNN, 10 July 2023
• Phelps promised whoever was responsible would be banned from the sport for life.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2020
• The victim said those responsible for that crime may be involved in the more recent damage to his car.
  — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021
• With the help of her friends, Wendie discovers a supernatural creature is responsible for many of the village’s ills.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
• The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.
  — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024