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.
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The process may be slower, and the pool of banks smaller, but rates aren’t automatically higher just because the business is weird.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But just because the 19th century technology can work doesn’t mean that modern distillers have the patience to use it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Perfect for Thanksgiving dessert or just because!
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
However, just because there were no aurorae does not mean all was lost.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But just because the 19th century technology can work doesn’t mean that modern distillers have the patience to use it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Perfect for Thanksgiving dessert or just because!
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
However, just because there were no aurorae does not mean all was lost.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just because
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“Just because.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20because. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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