How to Use credit in a Sentence

credit

1 of 2 noun

• He shared the credit with his parents.
• You need to have a strong credit history and a good job in order to get a mortgage.
• You've got to give her credit; she knows what she's doing.
• All the credit must go to the play's talented director.
• She's finally getting the credit she deserves.
• A credit of $50 was added to your account.
• To Hermes’s credit, the section on Humphreys is one of the most vivid of the book.
  — Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• Bloom will get credit for much of this down the road, when days are brighter.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• In fact she’s had 224 matches off the back of her credit score screenshot.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2023
• Neither the two men nor their wives are ever named in the film or its end credits crawl.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
• The scene fades, the credits roll, and next week our heroine will return, unchanged.
  — Mikayla Dawson, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
• Specs credits Supreme and B-Max with the birth of Elevators.
  — Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
• To Trump’s credit, his reflex appears to be more tactical than in the past.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
• One way is to watch your credit score and diligently improve it over time.
  — Aaron Gregg, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
• Critics have called the credit an expansion of welfare billed as a tax cut.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
• Kataib Hezbollah claimed credit for the attack, carried out by a one-way attack drone.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2024
• Two brothers who grew up in the area get either the credit or the blame, depending on one’s perspective, for Colony Ridge.
  — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• And though guys like Simpson and those in the Tigers’ secondary might get the credit for Saturday’s turnovers, the first domino to fall came from the defensive front.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2023
• The fastest way to nudge a mortgage interest rate down is to raise your credit score in advance of applying.
  — Alexandra Peers, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
• Two days later, Biden claimed credit for pressing Israel to allow the first 20 trucks full of aid to enter Gaza.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
• This book is a direct credit to the German labor movement.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• This starts off as a movie made to highlight those who make the movies, purposefully tipping the baseball cap at the talents who take the hits yet rarely get the credits.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
• Brinkley launched the career of the likes of Gene Autry, and deserves at least partial credit for the popular spread of country music.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 23 June 2023
• Beam credits her success to her mother, Shaila Scott, a New York radio legend.
  — Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
• Customers without proof of purchase can get store credit or make an exchange at any time.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
• Fox Kids execs asked Eric Lewald to have a show bible done in two weeks, and Houston made the now-iconic opening credits in a weekend.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• It is not known how that credit would be applied to Mr. Hambali if he were sentenced to life in prison, the maximum punishment in his case.
  — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• But Tesla and Musk deserve credit for designing a pickup that few can look away from.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2023
• The former Notre Dame standout had 24 tackles and one interception to his credit before the game.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023

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credit

2 of 2 verb

• The bank is crediting your account for the full amount.
• They credited the rescue to his quick thinking.
• Your payment of $38.50 has been credited to your account.
• Menashe credits the texture to his use of two starters, milk, a touch of honey and three kinds of flour.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• Trace Bright threw four innings and got credited with the win.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
• Pierre was credited with the decisive blow of the game on her ninth and final kill.
  — Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• And that is how she will be credited in all her future projects.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
• The company, in fact, credited its own fanbase for the idea.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• Scores of people who contributed to the search are credited on the website.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• The project is credited to Malia Ann, which is Obama's middle name.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2024
• It’s since been used on shows like Ghost Hunters and is credited as one of the most haunted hospitals in the United States.
  — Jordi Lippe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
• Dylan Heid got credited the win, pitching a perfect top of the 10th.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023
• Other creators have tagged her in their videos, crediting her as the trend’s godfather of sorts.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
• She has even been credited with boosting ticket sales and sales of Kelce's No. 87 jersey.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2023
• The picture was credited to Prince William and taken last week in Windsor, where the Wales family lives.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Grier credited Kahkonen for the amount of work he’s put into his game since last season.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
• Jefferson credits Ansari with first giving him the idea to direct seven years ago.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• Jane credits Pilates and The Perfect Workout for her amazing, super-strong bod.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 13 June 2023
• He’s credited as the sole songwriter on both tracks, and as a co-producer, alongside Steve Bartek.
  — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2023
• John McCarthy is credited with coining the term in 1955, according to ComputerHistory.org.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 June 2023
• This story brought him to Banneker, a Black man who is credited with mapping the borders of the District using the location of the stars.
  — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• Pop group 98 Degrees is crediting Taylor Swift as the one who inspired them to rerecord their masters.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2023
• Doncic credited Maček for the progress made heading into the national team’s camp.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
• Daniel Yu, a former business partner of Andy Lau, is credited as the lead screenwriter.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
• Six percent of suicidal teenagers credit Instagram as the source of their troubles.
  — Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
• Whitfield credits the fans for her multiple RHOA stints.
  — Krystyna Chavez, Glamour, 31 July 2023
• The game is credited with fueling the start of mixed martial arts as entertainment.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 10 June 2023
• After the deadline, the company will sell those tokens at market value and credit the funds to customers.
  — WSJ, 10 June 2023
• Sanders credits the relentless pressure generated by the Eagles’ defensive line in the second half as the key to forcing the two late turnovers that turned the tide.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• You’re credited as a vocalist on Madonna’s Like a Prayer album.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024