How to Use accountable in a Sentence

accountable

adjective
  • If anything goes wrong I will hold you personally accountable!
  • Jake’s been very accountable for how the game went for him.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And those who fall short should be held accountable.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Hold your own self accountable, how about that?
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These guys want to be held accountable.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The school needs to be held accountable.
    — Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Will any of them be held accountable?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • They should be held accountable.
    — Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Their goal was to try to hold people accountable for these things.
    — Adia Robinson, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • One good way to keep yourself accountable is to join or start a book club.
    — Leah Hall, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Oh, to be single and accountable to no one.
    — David Sedaris, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Who will be held accountable for the human cost?
    — Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This was a huge time-saver and kept me accountable to myself to stay on track.
    — Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Thanks for hearing me out, and a big thank you to all who held me accountable.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Adelman is accountable and smart, his tone more yacht rock than rock fight.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • People need to be held accountable for this type of bulls---.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Oakley speaks her truth and holds the ladies accountable.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But also to hold the young guys accountable.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Speier raised questions about whether states could be held accountable.
    — Katelyn Ferral, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022
  • That's what harms us, is that the people that need to be held accountable aren't.
    — Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Who do the tenants want to hold accountable?
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • Print out our worksheet here, fill it out and stick it on your fridge to keep you accountable.
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • And when something goes wrong, who is accountable?
    — Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Julian feels the need to be accountable.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Who is accountable when outcomes go wrong?
    — Stephane Gervais, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • But now he is being held accountable for one of his misdeeds.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Who is accountable if something goes wrong?
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Who is accountable if something goes wrong?
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Many of us don’t want to be held accountable for what our president does and says.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • They’re held accountable and to a standard.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 June 2026

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