Definition: 1. Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable. 2. Being the agent or cause. 3. Having an acceptable credit rating.
Use 'responsible' in a sentence:
1. They are responsible for inflaming the situation.
2. Parking lot owners should be legally responsible for protecting vehicles.
3. They demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.
4. Drugs are indirectly responsible for the violence.
5. He felt morally responsible for the accident.
6. Doctors, not pharmacists, are responsible for dishing out drugs.
7. He is too impulsive to be a responsible mayor.
8. He is responsible for all the stage props and lighting.
9. He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions.
10. We would have thought he would have a more responsible attitude.
11. The committee which was responsible for this decision would consider it over again.
12. Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children.
13. She's responsible for the hirings and firings.
14. It's impossible to hold any individual responsible.
15. He was only partly responsible for the accident.
16. The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor.
17. Surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
18. You will be held personally responsible for any loss or breakage.
19. He became solely responsible for the firm.
20. Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.
21. He's directly responsible to the boss.
22. The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
23. Contrary to popular belief, he was not responsible for the tragedy.
24. Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible.
25. To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
26. He's responsible for recruiting at all levels.
27. The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations.
28. Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer.
29. Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.
30. I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.
31. Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.
32. He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions.
33. What is at issue is whether she was responsible for her actions.
34. You are too young for such a responsible position.
35. He still felt responsible for her death.
36. Who do you consider responsible for the accident?
37. His concern was that people would know that he was responsible.
38. The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians.
39. She made it her business to find out who was responsible.
40. He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.
41. Tenants are responsible for the upkeep of rented property.
42. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.
43. The directors are responsible for preparing the company's financial statements.
44. Parents will be held responsible for their children's behaviour.
45. To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
46. The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
