to blame

phrase

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

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Forecasters said El Niño, the weather pattern warming parts of the Pacific, was likely to blame for the latest storm’s unusually heavy rainfall. — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Washington Examiner editorial director Hugo Gurdon said organizations such as Antifa are to blame for the violent riots in France. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026 Cancio also believes rising rents are to blame for the struggling businesses on Miracle Mile and the rest of the Gables commercial district. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 But on the whole, the contest has been focused on who is to blame for failing to stop Hamas’s October 7 attack, which killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in 251 more being taken hostage in one day. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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