an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
Used in a Sentence
blame
How to use blame in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for blame.
Editorial note
I don't blame them for trying new things, pushing the boundaries, etc.
Examples13
Definitions6
Parts of speech3
Quick take
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of blame gathered in one view.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
put or pin the blame on
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for blame.
noun
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
See also: incrimination, inculpation
noun
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
See also: rap
verb
put or pin the blame on
See also: fault
verb
harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
See also: pick
verb
attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
See also: charge
adjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
Example sentences
I don't blame them for trying new things, pushing the boundaries, etc.
That plus rain, shady owners trying to blame you for "missing stuff", and people who smoke.
So you can blame the user, or you can try to design something easier to use.
While I think PayPal needs to be clearer on some things, I do not actually blame them for their reaction here.
I cannot believe they would have the gall to point the blame at a junior developer.
For most, it was their first time facing a grieving widow with a young child hugging her leg. Those stories, coupled with the blame, changed the landscape of command.
This is what slows down operations like "git blame": they have to search every commit to see if it touched a file.
Facebook can't be blamed for the cultural and relationship issues at play here, but they can be blamed for how they went about this.
" Translation: "we don't want to admit that we have a toxic, racist corporate culture so we're going to blame the messenger.
He tries to blame this on wheel size later, while simultaneously using Tesla's logs as showing that he wasn't driving very fast.
* Being able to do `git blame` style operations to resolve individual clauses down to individual lawmakers, then back to lobbyists.
He isn't passing blame around, but accepting responsibility.
Of course it's coming because IE, Chrome and Safari are going to be supporting it fully with 80% marketshare and people will blame Firefox if Netflix doesn't work in it and recommend you switch to Chrome to see movies!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use blame in a sentence?
I don't blame them for trying new things, pushing the boundaries, etc.
What does blame mean?
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
What part of speech is blame?
blame is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.