because of

preposition

: by reason of : on account of

Examples of because of in a Sentence

I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare.
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The next day, my son received a notice of eviction from the property manager because of a violation of his lease’s Crime Free Addendum. Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 More recently, Rowling herself has become an obstacle to the future of the franchise because of the author’s anti-trans public statements. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024 Always been a big fan of that and super inspired because of the textural work. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 There’s currently a big push to power AI data centers with nuclear energy, because of its 24/7 reliability, and because Big Tech has to square the circle of satisfying AI’s enormous power requirements without blowing its decarbonization commitments. David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for because of 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of because of was in the 14th century

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“Because of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/because%20of. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

because of

preposition
: by reason of

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