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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Already, there has been a government shutdown, and a significant portion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still closed owing to the fact that spending to reopen it hasn’t been approved.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Often, Juburi and Barnard told me, children from non-Spanish-speaking countries have been asked to translate for their parents in high-stakes interactions with ICE officers, owing to Dilley’s limited interpretation services.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The State Department did not respond to a request for comment on the White House meeting, but Rubio has repeatedly briefed lawmakers since the conflict with Iran began at the end of February and has a strong relationship with the Senate owing to his time spent as a member of the upper chamber.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
After a favorable antitrust ruling at the time, investors began seeing Alphabet as an AI winner rather than as a loser owing to concern over its search business.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Often, Juburi and Barnard told me, children from non-Spanish-speaking countries have been asked to translate for their parents in high-stakes interactions with ICE officers, owing to Dilley’s limited interpretation services.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The State Department did not respond to a request for comment on the White House meeting, but Rubio has repeatedly briefed lawmakers since the conflict with Iran began at the end of February and has a strong relationship with the Senate owing to his time spent as a member of the upper chamber.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
After a favorable antitrust ruling at the time, investors began seeing Alphabet as an AI winner rather than as a loser owing to concern over its search business.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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