How to Use because of in a Sentence

because of

preposition
  • I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare.
  • The sport has a big future because of you guys.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • You get heckled a bit because of those things as well.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • His name was not released because of his age.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • So this has become home because of it.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
  • There’s hype because of her world-record £1million fee, of course.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And the world is safer because of his bold and historic choice.
    — ABC News, 3 May 2026
  • Because the ships with the food are stuck or because of the food prices?
    — CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Deals rarely die because of the numbers.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Because the ships with the food are stuck, or because of the food prices?
    — CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Scrubbed May 11 because of high winds.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Scrubbed May 11 because of high winds.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Shooting that movie will always be so dear to me because of that.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The next one will be more fun because of it too, and so will the next one after that.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And the only reason that is, is because of that flag right there.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • People were put away not just because of their mental health.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
  • People don’t talk about him as much because of the other dudes.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • One thing to watch will be whether input costs rise because of tariffs.
    — Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Kennedy said that’s because of the work the Chamber puts in.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Missed calls with voicemails looked more urgent because of the blue dot.
    — ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Mundt missed a couple of games because of injury.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But still a non-answer, and all because of his contract.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • My whole family is because of this show.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Soy prices are dropping further because of it.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Nuggets’ jack-in-the-box lost his spring because of his hamstring.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Some women have died because of these oversights.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Her daughter had come a long way because of lacrosse, and the co-op, Fiebig said.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • And a lot of that is because of the people who have sacrificed for us.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The sheriff is in the news again because of Soliman.
    — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Arizona has always been warm and dry because of its arid climate.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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