How to Use answer for (someone) in a Sentence

answer for (someone)

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  • This salmon is your answer for a quick-and-easy, weeknight meal.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There’s lots to worry about but the, the answer for me is very clear.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
  • As a result, there is no one-size-fits-all answer for when to spay or neuter your dog.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
  • There is, of course, no data that could attempt an answer for that.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
  • There is no one-size-fits-all answer for how to cope with a disappearance.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • The easy answer for this, as I was taught, used to be May 15.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Luckily, there’s a new trend that is the perfect answer for spring.
    Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
  • McDaniel hasn’t found an answer for that, so, yes, that’s coaching.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Chew will be pressed to answer for the role TikTok played in those tragedies, the aides said.
    Anna Edgerton and Alex Barinka Bloomberg News (tns), al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The Denver Broncos had no answer for it in the wild-card round.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Columbus struggled from the field in the first half and just didn’t have an answer for the Tatum fast break.
    Charles Baggarly and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Next comes a question the Cowboys must answer for themselves.
    Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Crimson Tide gave up five sacks and seemed to have no answer for the Bulls pass rush.
    Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • An answer for a growing number of Black people to this issue is to grow their own fare.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 July 2024
  • And, if this version of events were true, then Dave Sharma would have a great deal to answer for.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • After all, Biden has the deaths of millions of unborn children to answer for.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
  • That's the question the BabySeq study has been trying to answer for a decade.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Not even the Weeknd really seems to have an answer for what celebrity is, what makes someone a star.
    Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 30 June 2023
  • Now, that’s not to say that the SM58 is the answer for everything.
    Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 May 2024
  • The short answer for how Ben’s survived those troubled years, Ali says, is goodwill.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Utah didn’t have an answer for her, and Cooper’s play led to most of the Current’s success in the first half.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
  • What’s the answer for stopping a player who has logged at least 100 points in seven of the past eight seasons?
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • Justin Fields once again didn’t resemble the long-term answer for the Bears at quarterback.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Oregon's secondary will have no answer for Jeremiah Smith, who might be the best player on the field.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Lakers had no answer for De’Aaron Fox, who had his way with 44 points.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Having an answer for Daniels year after year won’t just be a challenge for the rest of the NFC, though.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024

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