to blame

phrase

: at fault : responsible
says he's not to blame for the accident

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Symptoms of psoriasis can be to blame for some poor sleep, says Tina Bhutani, MD, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board. — Alice Oglethorpe, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026 When strategic bets fail, the default instinct is to blame frontline execution or organizational friction. — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night accused Germany of planting evidence in order to blame Moscow, without offering any evidence for such allegations, according to Reuters. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Our medication is an easy villain — concrete, nameable, and easy to blame. — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to blame

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“To blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20blame. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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