tax with

phrasal verb

taxed with; taxing with; taxes with

formal

: to accuse (someone) of (something)

She taxed them with carelessness.

Examples of tax with in a Sentence

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Next, Costner himself enters, playing Hayes Ellison, a loner-gunslinger eventually taxed with choosing ethical sides: settlers, natives, or the arrogant military? —

Armond White, National Review, 3 July 2024 The bullpen was already taxed with Teheran lasting only 2 2/3 innings, but Garrett held the Braves scoreless and struck out five over 2 1/3 crucial innings. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024 The mailer didn’t say, but the image was clearly there in the hopes of associating the tax with arguably Kansas City’s most popular figure. —

Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 We are taxed with an eye to promoting equality, but we are allowed to love or loathe without reference to fairness. —

Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 Share this story Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty: keep you safe. —

Tim Stevens, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024 The concept of replacing the gas tax with a mileage tax is under consideration at the state level. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023