Sentence examples for liable was from inspiring English sources

After a three-week investigation, the Westchester district attorney, Janet DiFiore, announced in August that she would not file criminal charges in the case, because the only person who could have been found liable was Diane Schuler.

Although 43 states have "preemption laws" that make it hard for cities or towns to pass their own gun regulations, Florida's 2011 law seeking to hold local officials liable was the first of its kind.

A possible explanation for not finding him liable is that the evidence is too flimsy or of insufficient weight.

"The kid's liable to be scared into fits.

Someone was liable to enter after all.

Any gathering of more than two people was liable to be broken up.

Short and stocky, he was liable to be upended pretty fast.

Otherwise, every male born between 1928 and August 1939 was liable to be called up.

Other jurors were more adamant that Mr. Tourre was liable.

He wrote to Donop that he was "liable to be attacked at any moment".

Savage feared that Costa was liable to being angered by opponents.