How to Use owing to in a Sentence

owing to

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  • She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury.
  • Its back was covered in short spikes, owing to ribs with spikes on their top surfaces.
    — CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Xu felt the time was right, owing to rapid advances in AI.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This is owing to the high pitch of the notes, the tension of the strings, and the small body of the instrument.
    — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This, owing to the fact that egg-laden females stage in thick cover before and during the spawn.
    — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • Much of the oil and gas that travels through the strait is bound for Asia, but is now blocked owing to the conflict.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That’s owing to the disparity between what the rich and those in the working class pay.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Everyone is a stranger, and owing to the sheer abundance of strangers, everything feels low stakes.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The closures come during peak tourist season in Paris and are in part owing to the visiting throngs.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 June 2026
  • That’s owing to insufficient data to rank them.
    — New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2025
  • His name has popped up in trade rumors, too, owing to his $9 million AAV.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Some of these staffers likely had close relationships with their members owing to their senior posts.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The index notched a record 63 new all-time highs along the way, owing to a steady march higher over the year’s final seven months.
    — Stephanie Hughes, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The design of the topper is complex owing to the sheer magnitude of precious gemstones.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And if the employee gets sick again owing to a different illness, the six-week period restarts.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Fourteen of the sixteen teams have been chosen so far—with some shuffling owing to injuries—and some of them are delightful.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • And his description of borders being closed owing to pandemics sounds eerily like Covid.
    — Daniel Moss, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some of this is owing to the script, courtesy of first-time screenwriter Raffi Donatich.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All were speaking under condition of anonymity owing to concerns about their safety.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • But the hearings were postponed, possibly owing to the case’s scale and complexity.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • And yes, there could be a mild downturn in consumer spending in a couple of regions owing to federal workers not being paid.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The White House countered its tariff regime will offset the spending and any decrease in revenues owing to tax cuts.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Purple leaf plum trees are truly gorgeous when first planted, owing to their unusually dark leaf color and cloud of pink or white flowers.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the 20 categories with most entries this year, and the 21 categories (owing to a tie) with the fewest.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Consumer discretionary stocks face risks owing to their dependence on imports and the direct cost impact of tariffs.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Even within the same neighborhood, some places are much hotter than others owing to their design and infrastructure.
    — Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
  • These days, though, the surrounding area is roped off in fear that debris is increasingly likely to fall, owing to the tower’s growing slant.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This particular challenge is coming to a breaking point owing to a confluence of factors.
    — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Even domestic goods produced entirely of domestic components go up in price owing to the surge in demand.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The plan is suffering both due to a decline in contributions — owing to a downturn in employment — and an increase in health care costs.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026

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