How to Use answer to (something) in a Sentence

answer to (something)

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  • There wasn’t a good answer to the question, which was the point.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But the Air Force's answer to this, well, check out this tweet.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 13 June 2023
  • The answer to the above is a simple three word rule: Copy Kate Moss.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Well, there’s an answer to why Hyde is not in That 90s Show.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 June 2024
  • But the real answer to the question of who’s in charge is Haynes.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Here, the Prince of Wales must answer to his father, the king (played by Stephen Fry).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a word found in one of the clues.
    WSJ, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t worry: No one in the GOP knows the answer to that question!
    Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no one size fits all answer to which style is best.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The simple answer to your question is clear from the clip.
    WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
  • From Asher’s perch on the tree, the answer to that question would seem to be no.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The biggest answer to that chaos comes in the form of freely placeable app icons, though.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to weight gain or weight loss.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The answer to that outrage was to move the killing back inside the courthouse, with the use of the death penalty.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The answer to that remains to be seen — as does the specific date for the line's drop.
    Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 26 June 2020
  • The answer to this week’s crossword contest is a four-letter part of the body.
    WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023
  • So, the answer to your question is the Post is obsessed because of you.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Disney has 20 days to file an answer to the state lawsuit.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • Jason’s answer to this question is straight out of The Hunger Games.
    Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
  • That’s the one that elicited an answer to make this all worth it for Stojkovic.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Weight loss isn’t always the answer to a health problem.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
  • Holmes called up each driver to answer to their charges before the judge.
    Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • So for some Jews, the answer to the question is obvious.
    Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The most popular answer to this question is what is known as the 4% rule.
    Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The clear answer to our malaise, the new cult members will be quick to tell you, is sacrifice.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 June 2024
  • The Bearcats, at the end of the day, could not find an answer to junior Lexi Sandoval, the Hawks’ (36-4) starting pitcher.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
  • The answer to that depends on your fitness level, and what your goals are.
    Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
  • As much as your husband doesn’t want to spend the money, the answer to this problem may lie in a lawyer’s office.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The answer to a query about the Biden’s administration’s handling of the Israel-Gaza war was different from the one that aired on the program.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024

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