How to Use answer for (something) in a Sentence

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• The answer for some lies in luxury bunkers, which are on offer from a number of companies, the newspaper explained.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
• There’s no one answer for everyone, of course—much will depend on the field, city, position, and even individual office.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
• There’s no good answer for the Suns with him in street clothes.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
• The Horners still don’t have an answer for how Mike died.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Now, that’s not to say that the SM58 is the answer for everything.
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 May 2024
• Chew will be pressed to answer for the role TikTok played in those tragedies, the aides said.
  — Anna Edgerton and Alex Barinka Bloomberg News (tns), al, 22 Mar. 2023
• The answer for many, or even most, investors is to hang on.
  — The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• The Crimson Tide gave up five sacks and seemed to have no answer for the Bulls pass rush.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• The Norse don't have an answer for him so far except to take charges.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
• Some clues and the answer for the latest song are coming right up.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023
• The problem is nobody, not even the bots, has a good answer for that yet.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 14 May 2023
• The Lakers had no answer for De’Aaron Fox, who had his way with 44 points.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• As a result, there is no one-size-fits-all answer for when to spay or neuter your dog.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
• Mama June Shannon has a lot to answer for in the eyes of her children.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
• And, if this version of events were true, then Dave Sharma would have a great deal to answer for.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• Li said no one has given him an answer for why Mr. Biden has not met with them.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
• Plus, kids at camp have to answer for themselves to adults on site, rather than looking to Mom or Dad to fill in the blanks.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
• In the short run, there is only one answer for the West and its allies – give Ukraine more weapons and money.
  — Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
• The right answer for your business is there—starting with the right questions.
  — Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• There is, of course, no data that could attempt an answer for that.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
• What’s the answer for stopping a player who has logged at least 100 points in seven of the past eight seasons?
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
• Phil Knight can’t be expected to answer for all things.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
• His first points of the fourth quarter was a pretty finger roll over the entire Kings defense, and the Kings just had no answer for him down the stretch.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
• Not even the Weeknd really seems to have an answer for what celebrity is, what makes someone a star.
  — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 30 June 2023
• The short answer for how Ben’s survived those troubled years, Ali says, is goodwill.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• An answer for a growing number of Black people to this issue is to grow their own fare.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 July 2024
• There is no simple quick answer for the world’s energy needs.
  — Nick Landekic, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
• The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
• The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Sep 2024