Sentences

ascribe in a sentence

v. t.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

To ascribe means to attribute something, such as a quality or cause, to a particular source or factor.

Sample Sentences

  1. Many people ascribe their success to hard work and perseverance.
  2. The researchers were careful not to ascribe causation where only correlation existed.
  3. She tends to ascribe her feelings to external circumstances rather than her own choices.
  4. In literature, critics often ascribe deeper meanings to seemingly simple texts.
  5. It's common to ascribe personal traits to characters based on their actions in the story.
  6. Historians often ascribe different motivations to leaders based on the context of their times.
  7. He didn’t ascribe any significance to the coincidence of their meeting.
  8. Some scientists ascribe the rapid changes in climate to human activity.
  9. They ascribe the invention of the wheel to ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.
  10. Many fans ascribe the band's popularity to their innovative sound and relatable lyrics.