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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Fortune’s request for comment to the foreign ministry couldn’t be delivered by email owing to the country’s internet lockdown.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Saudi Arabian clubs were interested, but the Jamaica winger did not want to leave permanently owing to his desire to stay in Europe’s top leagues and his reluctance to break a lucrative contract that runs until 2027 and includes an option of a further year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Bluehost provides a more streamlined, beginner-friendly experience owing to its Wondersuite website creation tools.
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The March water forecast for supplies flowing into Lake Powell has an average water volume error of 24%, Moser said, owing to the remaining months of potential snowfall.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Saudi Arabian clubs were interested, but the Jamaica winger did not want to leave permanently owing to his desire to stay in Europe’s top leagues and his reluctance to break a lucrative contract that runs until 2027 and includes an option of a further year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Bluehost provides a more streamlined, beginner-friendly experience owing to its Wondersuite website creation tools.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
The March water forecast for supplies flowing into Lake Powell has an average water volume error of 24%, Moser said, owing to the remaining months of potential snowfall.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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