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

Recent Examples on the Web

Why pipes burst in freezing temperatures Pipes don't usually fail just because water freezes. —Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

But just because there are now dates on the calendar doesn’t guarantee there will be players on the floor. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026

And don’t worry that Ryan Murphy is going away just because The Beauty feels like a full-circle moment, if far from a pinnacle. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026

What makes the exhibit work is its new perspective on a loathsome period of world history, one in which the resulting artworks aren’t allowed to suffer just because of the corporate culture that begat them. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for just because

• chickasaws
• chippewas
• diapause
• menelaus
• menopause
• tropopause
• ahs
• baas
• cause
• clause
• claws
• coz