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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
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of because of was
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“Because of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/because%20of. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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because of
preposition
: by reason of
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