How to Use owing to in a Sentence

owing to

preposition
  • 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
  • There are no plans to bring it back, partly owing to space constraints, a spokesman said.
    — Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 30 July 2023
  • Xu felt the time was right, owing to rapid advances in AI.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The choir sounded muffled, owing to the fact that most people were singing through face masks.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2021
  • And people may take pictures of their ballots, owing to a recent change in state law.
    — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Great light, usually, owing to the building’s height over most of its neighbors.
    — Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Part of it is simply owing to the unique role the Senate plays in impeachment.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • That’s owing to the disparity between what the rich and those in the working class pay.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • She is forced to turn it down owing to her aerophobia, as extreme fear of flying in an airplane is known.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The replica guest chair won’t last that long, owing to wear and tear from selfie-seeking visitors.
    — Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone is a stranger, and owing to the sheer abundance of strangers, everything feels low stakes.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Still, some hotel groups say reservations slowed in the first weeks of summer, owing to the steep rise in prices for flights and rooms.
    — Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Fleming’s fame is undimmed, in large part owing to the twenty-seven James Bond films.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • All three concerts had been cancelled, owing to a planned terrorist attack.
    — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The day before that, trading on the stock was halted five times owing to excess volatility.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • They were suspended for the past few years, owing to the pandemic, but resumed this summer.
    — Ben Rhodes, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The closures come during peak tourist season in Paris and are in part owing to the visiting throngs.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 June 2026
  • Please note there will not be a Capital Letter next week owing to travel plans.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Cans are also cheaper to make and transport, owing to their lower weight and ease of stacking, than glass bottles.
    — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2021
  • That’s owing to insufficient data to rank them.
    — New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Lucky Daye was also scheduled to perform but canceled owing to not feeling well.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • This is partly owing to the fact that Queens was never a single city, as Brooklyn once was.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2021
  • We have been obliged to do so, owing to financial reality, and our readers and friends have sustained us.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The most likely culprit in such a scenario may be birds, owing to their migratory nature.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Aug. 2023

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