How to Use credit in a Sentence
- He shared the credit with his parents.
- You need to have a strong credit history and a good job in order to get a mortgage.
- You've got to give her credit; she knows what she's doing.
- All the credit must go to the play's talented director.
- She's finally getting the credit she deserves.
- A credit of $50 was added to your account.
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To Hermes’s credit, the section on Humphreys is one of the most vivid of the book.
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Ian Penman,
The New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2023
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Bloom will get credit for much of this down the road, when days are brighter.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Sep. 2023
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In fact she’s had 224 matches off the back of her credit score screenshot.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
31 May 2023
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Neither the two men nor their wives are ever named in the film or its end credits crawl.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2024
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The scene fades, the credits roll, and next week our heroine will return, unchanged.
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Mikayla Dawson,
Women's Health,
23 June 2023
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Specs credits Supreme and B-Max with the birth of Elevators.
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Gary Campbell,
SPIN,
17 Oct. 2023
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To Trump’s credit, his reflex appears to be more tactical than in the past.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
8 Aug. 2023
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One way is to watch your credit score and diligently improve it over time.
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Aaron Gregg,
Anchorage Daily News,
19 Aug. 2023
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Critics have called the credit an expansion of welfare billed as a tax cut.
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Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2024
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Kataib Hezbollah claimed credit for the attack, carried out by a one-way attack drone.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2024
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Two brothers who grew up in the area get either the credit or the blame, depending on one’s perspective, for Colony Ridge.
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske,
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2023
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And though guys like Simpson and those in the Tigers’ secondary might get the credit for Saturday’s turnovers, the first domino to fall came from the defensive front.
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Ainslie Lee | [email protected],
al,
3 Sep. 2023
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The fastest way to nudge a mortgage interest rate down is to raise your credit score in advance of applying.
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Alexandra Peers,
CNN,
19 Aug. 2023
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Two days later, Biden claimed credit for pressing Israel to allow the first 20 trucks full of aid to enter Gaza.
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Karen Deyoung,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2024
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This book is a direct credit to the German labor movement.
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Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2023
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This starts off as a movie made to highlight those who make the movies, purposefully tipping the baseball cap at the talents who take the hits yet rarely get the credits.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2024
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Brinkley launched the career of the likes of Gene Autry, and deserves at least partial credit for the popular spread of country music.
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Brendan McAleer,
Car and Driver,
19 Aug. 2023
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In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit.
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The Week Staff,
The Week,
23 June 2023
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Beam credits her success to her mother, Shaila Scott, a New York radio legend.
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Gloria Alamrew,
refinery29.com,
21 Sep. 2023
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Customers without proof of purchase can get store credit or make an exchange at any time.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2023
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Fox Kids execs asked Eric Lewald to have a show bible done in two weeks, and Houston made the now-iconic opening credits in a weekend.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2024
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It is not known how that credit would be applied to Mr. Hambali if he were sentenced to life in prison, the maximum punishment in his case.
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Carol Rosenberg,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2024
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But Tesla and Musk deserve credit for designing a pickup that few can look away from.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 July 2023
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Many of them are easily verifiable but, as we’re told in the film’s opening credits, some of the real events presented have, of course, been fictionalized to a degree for dramatic purposes.
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Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2024
- The bank is crediting your account for the full amount.
- They credited the rescue to his quick thinking.
- Your payment of $38.50 has been credited to your account.
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Menashe credits the texture to his use of two starters, milk, a touch of honey and three kinds of flour.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2024
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Trace Bright threw four innings and got credited with the win.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
18 July 2023
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Pierre was credited with the decisive blow of the game on her ninth and final kill.
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Aj Traub,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Sep. 2023
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And that is how she will be credited in all her future projects.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2023
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The company, in fact, credited its own fanbase for the idea.
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Parija Kavilanz,
CNN,
5 Oct. 2023
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Scores of people who contributed to the search are credited on the website.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2024
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The project is credited to Malia Ann, which is Obama's middle name.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2024
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It’s since been used on shows like Ghost Hunters and is credited as one of the most haunted hospitals in the United States.
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Jordi Lippe,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2024
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Dylan Heid got credited the win, pitching a perfect top of the 10th.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Aug. 2023
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Other creators have tagged her in their videos, crediting her as the trend’s godfather of sorts.
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Rachyl Jones,
Fortune,
27 Dec. 2023
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She has even been credited with boosting ticket sales and sales of Kelce's No. 87 jersey.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2023
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The picture was credited to Prince William and taken last week in Windsor, where the Wales family lives.
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Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
11 Mar. 2024
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Grier credited Kahkonen for the amount of work he’s put into his game since last season.
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Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2024
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Jefferson credits Ansari with first giving him the idea to direct seven years ago.
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Jada Yuan,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
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Jane credits Pilates and The Perfect Workout for her amazing, super-strong bod.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
Women's Health,
13 June 2023
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He’s credited as the sole songwriter on both tracks, and as a co-producer, alongside Steve Bartek.
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Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2023
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John McCarthy is credited with coining the term in 1955, according to ComputerHistory.org.
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Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
23 June 2023
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This story brought him to Banneker, a Black man who is credited with mapping the borders of the District using the location of the stars.
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Zoe Glasser,
Washington Post,
24 Jan. 2024
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Pop group 98 Degrees is crediting Taylor Swift as the one who inspired them to rerecord their masters.
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Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Oct. 2023
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Doncic credited Maček for the progress made heading into the national team’s camp.
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Sportsday Staff,
Dallas News,
29 July 2023
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Daniel Yu, a former business partner of Andy Lau, is credited as the lead screenwriter.
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Patrick Frater,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2023
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Six percent of suicidal teenagers credit Instagram as the source of their troubles.
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Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2023
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Whitfield credits the fans for her multiple RHOA stints.
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Krystyna Chavez,
Glamour,
31 July 2023
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The game is credited with fueling the start of mixed martial arts as entertainment.
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Gene Park,
Washington Post,
10 June 2023
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After the deadline, the company will sell those tokens at market value and credit the funds to customers.
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WSJ,
10 June 2023
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Two Roku inventors are credited on the patent, which is currently pending.
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Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
5 Apr. 2024
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Few credited Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard for dishing 12 assists to five turnovers in 39 minutes.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2024
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