main culprit

Frequency: 8.217.0 per million words

Refers to the main person or thing responsible.

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Examples (10)

  • Sugar is often cited as the main culprit behind the rise in obesity.
  • Deforestation is the main culprit responsible for habitat loss.
  • The police investigation quickly identified the disgruntled former employee as the main culprit.
  • After hours of debugging, we found that a memory leak was the main culprit causing the system crashes.
  • Inflation has been identified as the main culprit for the increase in the cost of living.
  • My procrastination was the main culprit for my missed deadline.
  • A persistent drought was the main culprit behind the poor harvest this year.
  • What do you think is the main culprit for the team's recent losses?
  • Historians argue that a complex web of alliances was the main culprit leading to the war.
  • Lack of clear communication was the main culprit that led to the project's failure.