How to Use because of in a Sentence

because of

preposition
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  • I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare.
  • And that's why the Democrats lost, because of many things like that.
    — Time Staff, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • No, the world has changed because of the efforts of all kinds of players, like Hideo Nomo, over the course of decades.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Mostly, though, Agnes is Dune: Part Two because of the space nuns.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And all the people around you are changing because of you.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The right was visibly more swollen than the left because of the tumor.
    — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Nothing will ever be the same because of this show in all sorts of ways, good and bad.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Not one trump agenda item was stopped because of a large protest.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
  • He's stepped away from royal duties because of what's been in the news.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • He is banned from school because of his rare skin disease.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe because of this, horror movies have always been a part of Oz Perkins’ life.
    — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • But because of the in-store only offers, some of the deals are deceiving.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Williams had to move because of pressure and proved more than capable of it.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Canales has quickly risen up the ranks in league circles because of his work with Smith and Mayfield.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In the video, Trent is crying because of the spice and Sydney can be heard laughing while filming.
    — Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Benigno rides a stand-up bike because of his back surgery 12 years ago.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • And because of the promotion, Jerry and Karen had spoiled their kids with presents for Christmas.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the time, an obituary makes headlines because of how a person lived.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Convoys might be told to change course because of icebergs or enemy forces in the area.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 June 2024
  • Los Angeles will be a good team one day, but the Chargers are full of hype because of Jim Harbaugh.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Always been a big fan of that and super inspired because of the textural work.
    — Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • He could be overlooked because of the Cardinal’s lack of success the past two seasons.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Mahle, for instance, made just four starts for the Twins last year and is finished for this season because of Tommy John surgery.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Lance has made every one of these better because of his presence.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The danger felt all the more real because of the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires that have been ravaging other parts of the county.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Locals call their hometown the Venice of the Amazon, because of its filigree of waterways and the fleet of boats that ply them.
    — Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
  • This is interesting because of the impacts of the Russia Ukraine War.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, because of this bias, Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women are.
    — Dante Stewart, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Poles and others are going to have to ask a pointed question: Are the Bears on the verge of having things turn toxic because of the losing?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In October, he was forced to postpone a gig in Newark, New Jersey just hours before he was supposed to hit the stage because of an injury.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025

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