How to Use full credit for in a Sentence

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  • The theater's staff can't take full credit for the family-friendly idea, Franklin told me.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2021
  • In his memoir, Mr. Garner gave Mr. Margolin full credit for making the most out of the character.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • And Trump is likely to take full credit for the growth and use it as his final pitch to persuade voters that the country is fully on the mend with a V-shape recovery.
    — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Now, full credit for Saturday’s clean sheet doesn’t fall fully on the offensive line.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Though her name appears front-and-center in the title, Barrymore is hesitant to take full credit for it.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Dome is a close friend of Lautner's sister, Makena Moore, and the actor gives his sister full credit for introducing the pair.
    — Caitlyn Hitt, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Colaw also sentenced Mason on Thursday to 90 days behind bars but gave him full credit for 81 days spent in jail since his arrest and allowed him to be released Friday.
    — Elliot Tritto, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Three women did listen and in fact, can take full credit for making Anthony’s highly watched first on-camera interview in 11 years happen at all.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But full credit for the thumb drive really belongs more to the environment—the ideas circulating at the time and the networks of clients and suppliers—than any individual.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2022
  • For all her decades of effort, Ms. Mingus remained unwilling to take full credit for burnishing her husband’s legacy.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Baker said Biden isn’t getting the full credit for the strong economic recovery because the media are focused on covering inflation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Guests were asked to disembark in Mexico and were provided with a full credit for a future cruise and other financial reimbursement, Ms. Stellhorn says.
    — Jacob Passy, WSJ, 24 May 2022
  • Trump takes full credit for everything his administration did, irrespective of aides, advisers, or congressional lawmakers.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2022

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