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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Nioh 3 Of all the Souls-style games, the Nioh series is by far my favorite, owing to its excellent combat and fantastic Japanese fantasy setting.
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
The Thunder ranked No. 1 in defense during both the regular season and the postseason, owing to their phalanx of strong defenders.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
The harbor neighborhoods are probably the most polluted part of a very polluted city, owing to the filth that the port generates.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
However, because of their age, nearly all their sentences were suspended, and none of the defendants will return to jail owing to their time already served.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
The Thunder ranked No. 1 in defense during both the regular season and the postseason, owing to their phalanx of strong defenders.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
The harbor neighborhoods are probably the most polluted part of a very polluted city, owing to the filth that the port generates.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
However, because of their age, nearly all their sentences were suspended, and none of the defendants will return to jail owing to their time already served.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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