How to Use account for (something) in a Sentence

account for (something)

phrasal verb
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  • The pay penalty is especially pronounced among women of color, who account for much of the child care workforce.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • In a normal season, half of Canada's wildfires are started by lightning, but those fires account for more than 85% of wildfire destruction.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 7 June 2023
  • Luckett, 55, recently raised tuition to account for rising business expenses and wage increases for staff.
    — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • The top 20 percent of households by income typically account for about 40 percent of total consumer spending.
    — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • At that rate, GM would account for about 2% of the city’s taxes.
    — Malathi Nayak, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Now, banks account for less than half of the lending there.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 May 2024
  • These four species account for most of the venomous snakebites in India.
    — Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In the case of sheep, coyotes and dogs account for more than 70% of predator losses, and dog kills are on the rise.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • They are not required to open a checking account for just anyone who walks in the door.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Take a look at Buy Side’s guide for choosing the best high-yield savings account for your cash cache.
    — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The Houthis account for about a third of the thirty-five million people in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
  • De Haas says Lange had to create a system to account for this dilemma.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
  • That still didn't fully account for the difference in time, though.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • For now, French customers account for 70 percent of sales.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 26 July 2024
  • Ground-level junior suites (which account for 40 of the 72 rooms) have patios that lead just a few steps from the sandy shores of the property.
    — Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The team also needed to account for the small amount of space available to house the system’s components.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The women’s and men’s tennis teams account for the most, with 20 and 17, respectively.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Add 7 inches to account for the total width needed per stool, then divide the length of the island by that number (25).
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Lidl and Aldi combined now account for 18% of the UK’s grocery market.
    — Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Not a bold statement look, this was soft and subtle makeup at its best, and just might account for Pfeiffer’s ear-to-ear smile.
    — Georgia Day, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • To help account for this shortfall, Tesla knocked 20% off the Model Y’s sticker.
    — Simon Willis, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Real estate and energy each account for 7% of the list.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The other four starters besides Williams account for about $9 million combined on the salary cap this season.
    — Josh Dubow, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Property crimes — burglaries, car theft and the like — account for 58 percent of all crimes in the region.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The plants in Toyota's home country account for about a third of its global production.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 29 Aug. 2023
  • If the plans are achieved, India would account for a quarter of global iPhone production and take further share toward the end of the decade.
    — Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Whether or not the proposal can fully account for the entire zoo of dim, starless worlds remains to be seen.
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Sadly, women are greatly underrepresented in trade employment, and account for just 7% of the field.
    — Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Perry had been receiving regular ketamine infusion treatments for depression — in amounts not nearly enough to account for his death — from his regular doctors, who were not among those charged, authorities said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024

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