How to Use "Blame" with Example Sentences

blame (n): responsibility for doing something wrong

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Used with verbs:

"I got most of the blame for the mistake."
(got, accepted, shouldered, took)

"They had to share the blame."
(share)

"We can place some of the blame on the mechanic."
(place, put, lay, pin)

"You're not going to escape the blame."
(escape, shift)

"The blame rests on your shoulders."
(rests, falls, lies)

Used with prepositions:

"She tried to put the blame on someone else."
(on)

"He took the blame for the mistake."
(for)

blame (v): to say or feel that someone or something is responsible for what went wrong

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Used with adverbs:

"My boss unfairly blamed me for the problem."
(unfairly, unjustly)

"The president was widely blamed for the economy."
(widely, mostly, partly)

Used with verbs:

"I do not blame you for what happened."
(do not, cannot)

Used with prepositions:

"They blame me for the accident."
(for)

"They blamed the accident on her."
(on)