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

But just because the Heat has used more pick-and-rolls doesn’t mean the Heat is playing slower. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

You guys came from f—ing - just because there's two of us, and you guys were prepared. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

In an unsigned statement to The Post on Thursday, a representative from the Department of Homeland Security said that an immigrant without legal status is not immune from immigration enforcement just because a judge has ordered their release. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

That has already been true, just because any reasonably sized organization generates terabytes of logs, if not petabytes of logs. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for just because

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