just because
idiom
: for the simple or single reason that
Don't get nervous just because the teacher might ask you a question.
Just because your friends do it, that doesn't mean that you should do it, too.
Examples of just because in a Sentence
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So many films are shot in Atlanta, Georgia, just because of that tax film credit.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
In theory, low-income renters in older buildings should be the ones benefiting from the law, but Bautista said some landlords will raise the maximum every year just because of the cap.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Oh man, this might be one of my favorite episodes — just because of all the excitement, all the humor, all the different moments, the sentimentality, the new turns in Buck's relationship, all of it.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
However, his family’s attorneys say Tesla cannot prove that just because the app was open on his screen.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Making a case against an influencer just because of bad tax advice in videos would be immensely difficult, said Nina Olson, who served as the National Taxpayer Advocate, the IRS’s internal watchdog, from 2001 to 2019.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
But beyond the threat of legal action, the president faces steep obstacles just because of the calendar.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is not closed just because the bridge is closed.
—Emily Pandise, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
This is, in a nutshell, why Biden is not necessarily doomed just because his net favorability rating is -15 points and Trump’s is -10 points.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
In theory, low-income renters in older buildings should be the ones benefiting from the law, but Bautista said some landlords will raise the maximum every year just because of the cap.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Oh man, this might be one of my favorite episodes — just because of all the excitement, all the humor, all the different moments, the sentimentality, the new turns in Buck's relationship, all of it.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
However, his family’s attorneys say Tesla cannot prove that just because the app was open on his screen.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Making a case against an influencer just because of bad tax advice in videos would be immensely difficult, said Nina Olson, who served as the National Taxpayer Advocate, the IRS’s internal watchdog, from 2001 to 2019.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
But beyond the threat of legal action, the president faces steep obstacles just because of the calendar.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is not closed just because the bridge is closed.
—Emily Pandise, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
This is, in a nutshell, why Biden is not necessarily doomed just because his net favorability rating is -15 points and Trump’s is -10 points.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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