How to Use to blame in a Sentence

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• If your yard feels more unruly than relaxing, one of these common culprits may be to blame.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
• But neither starter nor catcher were willing to blame the heat wave for their second consecutive loss.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 July 2026
• And while technique matters (dry shaving is a big no-no), your post-shower routine could also be partly to blame.
  — Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 5 July 2026
• Faulty columns supporting too much weight were to blame for the building’s structural damage, said Berman.
  — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
• And there are multiple front-office administrations to blame for that.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026
• The common impulse is to blame the technology, faulty algorithms, poor data quality or immature tools.
  — Dr. Nishant Parikh, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
• Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
  — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
• The Administration was quick to blame individuals who allegedly vandalized the pool.
  — Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 July 2026
• Additionally, Goddard says the HVAC system itself could be partly to blame for the upstairs being hot.
  — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
• Its New York chapter’s response to the October 7 mass murder and mass rape of Israeli civilians was to blame Israel for provoking the attacks.
  — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
• Nutrient Deficiencies If water and temperature aren’t to blame for your cucumber plant’s yellowing leaves, missing nutrients could be the cause.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
• Solomon-Fulop feud continues to simmer The mayor continues to blame former Mayor Steven Fulop for the budget crisis.
  — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary, who is backing a $100 billion data center in Utah, said last month foreign interference associated with the Chinese government is partly to blame for the data center backlash.
  — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 2026