true culprit

Examples (10)

• Many blame fat, but refined sugar is the true culprit behind many modern diseases.
• The detective's final reveal showed that the quiet librarian was the true culprit all along.
• After replacing several parts, they discovered a loose wire was the true culprit causing the engine to stall.
• While individual consumption plays a role, large-scale industrial pollution is the true culprit of environmental damage.
• The goal of the investigation is to unmask the true culprit behind the data breach.
• It's easy to blame the economy, but poor financial planning is often the true culprit for their debt.
• Scientists are still searching for the true culprit responsible for the sudden decline in the bee population.
• By analyzing the logs, the IT team finally pinpointed the malicious script as the true culprit.
• He had long suspected his business partner, but the evidence proved a competitor was the true culprit.
• The report identified systemic failures, not individual errors, as the true culprits of the disaster.