just because

phrase

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

The film formulation itself is not automatically FDA-approved just because the peptide ingredient is. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Keep Mowing As Long As Grass Is Growing Don’t stop mowing just because fall has arrived. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2026

Travelers with a valid passport won’t need to replace it just because the design has changed. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

This is not to say that just because members of one’s branch were not involved in a film, that members of the Casting Directors branch or the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists branch, for example, don’t watch or even vote for documentaries. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for just because

• byelaws
• candlemas
• chickasaws
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• menopause
• repertoires
• tropopause
• ahs
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• cause
• clause
• claws