to blame

phrase

: at fault : responsible

says he's not to blame for the accident

Examples of to blame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The family of a Salvadoran man who died last weekend while in ICE custody claim medical negligence is to blame for his death. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

Whether Ackman’s diagnosis holds up against the city’s own housing data remains contested, but as Mamdani’s rent freeze takes effect, the fight over who’s to blame for New York’s affordability squeeze is only getting louder. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Bulwer’s work records gossip from the workhouse, disgust about her living conditions and who there was to blame. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Brenda González Rocha, who has lived in her south Omaha home since 2020, thinks both soil and paint are to blame for the lead that doctors found in her 4-year-old daughter’s blood. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for to blame

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe