How to Use accountability in a Sentence

accountability

noun
  • Where is the accountability if your head coach has yet to speak with you about it?
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • With no accountability, the state can do what is best for the state.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Fields, though, felt more accountability shift to him over the past week — and liked how that felt.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2020
  • With that growth came a new kind of accountability.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But at the very same time, putting in the levels of accountability.
    — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 4 Sep. 2017
  • His defense is that bad and there needs to be accountability.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
  • In-class accountability often comes in the form of pop quizzes.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sherrill’s accountability and her eyes and ears should be through the chair.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And there are close levels of accountability on how funds are used and for what purpose.
    — AZCentral.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Part of the problem is that there has been little accountability for any of these crimes.
    — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Back then, there was a little bit more accountability about the power of the pen.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Oct. 2021
  • When things go awry and lack of accountability is rampant, front offices can turn on the head coach.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2018
  • That’s my job as a head coach, to make sure there is accountability on everybody.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • There's been no accountability at the school.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Here, too, there seems to be little, if any, accountability.
    — Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • There seems to be no accountability for this action.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Is there no way to get some kind of transparency and accountability?
    — Luke Darby, GQ, 27 June 2018
  • Haven is a place of healing, hope, and accountability.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • For some readers, accountability is the key to emerging from a slump.
    — Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, 11 July 2022
  • In any business world, there needs to be a culture of accountability.
    — Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The irony is that avoiding accountability does not preserve trust for long.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Well, the people deserve to know the facts, the truth and accountability.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2019
  • And what journalism does is try and bring that level of accountability at least by telling the truth.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The database provides a road map of accountability for these sales.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2019
  • As long as the shares continue to flow, accountability is the order of the day.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 6 May 2022
  • What's in it for them is the transparency and the accountability.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 July 2022
  • And there is a demand for elite accountability.
    — NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • While there will always be a bad apple in the bunch, managers must take their share of accountability.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • But at what point do artists start taking accountability for this issue that’s been going on for years?
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • A little accountability and a few virtual high-fives can go a long way.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025

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