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'account for' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'account for' with 14 example sentences.


account for verb

: be the reason or explanation for

: give reasons for


  • I cannot account for her absence from school.
  • This item now accounts for 20 percent of our sales.
  • We must open an account for our group.
  • How do you account for that?
  • A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
  • Can you account for all the money you spent?
  • I don't have an account for euros.
  • How do you account for your absence?
  • I cannot account for what has happened.
  • All the passengers are accounted for.
  • Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.
  • That accounts for the accident.
  • You must account for your neglect of duty.
  • Can he account for his action?
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