owing to

preposition

: because of
absent owing to illness

Examples of owing to in a Sentence

She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury. owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June
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Led by its chief constable, Craig Guildford, WMP had advised the city’s safety advisory group (SAG) against approving an away allocation at Villa Park, owing to the fixture being classified as a high-risk event. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Investors will pay greater attention to management earnings calls than usual, given signs of weakness in the labor market — possibly owing to artificial intelligence — coupled with an ongoing data blackout from the government shutdown has traders turning elsewhere for clues. Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 Components like a rally-style single seat, monoshock at the rear, and disc brakes at both front and back (with ABS likely owing to visible sensor rings) are also clear in the filing images. New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025 The newborn had syndactyly, a condition where two or more fingers or toes are joined together and could have been abandoned owing to the stigma around disabilities in parts of India. Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for owing to

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of owing to was circa 1625

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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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owing to

preposition
: because of
absent owing to illness

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