what with
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—used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something
What with school and sports, she's always busy.
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This narratively thin work almost feels like a Malick caricature, what with all the endless voice-over, shots of men kneeling apologetically before women, and romantic melodrama between characters played by Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, and Gosling.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
This historical novel remains with me, what with its evocations of a nocturnal and mercurial London in the last days of World War II.
—The Week Us, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
Toyota’s been in a tough spot recently, what with all the cheating and cheating and also the cheating.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 June 2024
Though the town is very much not the point, what with all of that room to stretch out and settle in.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
This historical novel remains with me, what with its evocations of a nocturnal and mercurial London in the last days of World War II.
—The Week Us, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
Toyota’s been in a tough spot recently, what with all the cheating and cheating and also the cheating.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 June 2024
Though the town is very much not the point, what with all of that room to stretch out and settle in.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
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“What with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20with. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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