How to Use responsibility in a Sentence

responsibility

noun
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  • The boys denied any responsibility for the damage to the fence.
  • She has to deal with a lot of family and work responsibilities.
  • It is your responsibility to give the company two weeks notice if you decide to leave.
  • The government's responsibility is to serve the public.
  • A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
  • In her new position, she will have much more responsibility.
  • Mowing the lawn is your responsibility.
  • We have a responsibility to protect the environment.
  • The janitor has many responsibilities.
  • The principal has responsibility for 450 students and a staff of 35.
  • Part of my responsibility is serving as the face for the bank in the area.
    — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 20 Oct. 2017
  • This takes the onus of cost responsibility off of the host by spreading the cost around a bit.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Those are the guys that are going to have the bulk of this responsibility.
    — Open Floor Podcast, SI.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The teacher is the expert guide, but the responsibility is on the kid to think.
    — Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2023
  • That brings with it a responsibility to seek out gear that does the least harm.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 11 Apr. 2021
  • And there was some thought that maybe the city had responsibility to move it.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • So the script came with a responsibility on my part to do justice to that time.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2022
  • Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the downing of the plane.
    — Anna Chernova, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The tiara and title come with a whole new list of responsibilities though.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2018
  • Each of these guys had their own responsibility for the tone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • At the same time, there’s a lot of responsibility that comes along with it.
    — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Miller said that means the guards will have to take on more of the rebounding responsibility.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The burden of responsibility should not be placed on a few.
    — Zheala Qayyum, Scientific American, 30 July 2019
  • There are a lot of responsibilities that come with that age.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Billboard, 15 June 2018
  • But at least part of the responsibility for that, to me, is structural.
    — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
  • All the sweet talk in the world may not be enough to make some onerous responsibility appealing.
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Then, towns would share the responsibility to meet that need.
    — Ginny Monk, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Travel to Dench’s home will be the responsibility of the guests.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But the primary responsibility to avoid these pathogens in the future will lie with us.
    — Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
  • It’s not just the responsibility of just the captain or one person.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Nov. 2022

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