just because
idiom
: for the simple or single reason that
Don't get nervous just because the teacher might ask you a question.
Just because your friends do it, that doesn't mean that you should do it, too.
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Daniel says that just because nothing has broken yet does not mean that DOGE is doing an adequate job in stopping cybersecurity threats.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Deadline reported in February 2025 that, just because The Bachelorette won’t air during its typical time in the summer, ABC hasn’t ruled out a return for later in 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
No reason for everyone else to suffer just because she got denied.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The members of the Jasper family, and the women caught in their web, act out partially just because that is what’s dramatically necessary.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Deadline reported in February 2025 that, just because The Bachelorette won’t air during its typical time in the summer, ABC hasn’t ruled out a return for later in 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
No reason for everyone else to suffer just because she got denied.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The members of the Jasper family, and the women caught in their web, act out partially just because that is what’s dramatically necessary.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just because
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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