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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Some tankers have been implicated in damage to key infrastructure – perhaps because of poor seamanship, but potentially owing to deliberate acts of sabotage.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Some of these staffers likely had close relationships with their members owing to their senior posts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
There will also be entry granted to Iranians on immigrant visas owing to ethnic or religious persecution in their home country.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Income investors should be well diversified owing to expectations of uncertain and rocky markets this year, according to UBS.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Some of these staffers likely had close relationships with their members owing to their senior posts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
There will also be entry granted to Iranians on immigrant visas owing to ethnic or religious persecution in their home country.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Income investors should be well diversified owing to expectations of uncertain and rocky markets this year, according to UBS.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for owing to
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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