seeing as how
idiom
informal
: for the reason that : because
Seeing as how things were getting worse, she decided to do something.
Examples of seeing as how in a Sentence
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Word is the Cowboys are talking to the agents for CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs, which seems like a good idea, seeing as how Diggs has only this season left on his contract and Lamb is good for just two more.
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
And these new powers came in at just the right time seeing as how there's now a supervillain in town.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2022
Only the Andaman Islanders have a distinctive language, which makes sense seeing as how they have been relatively isolated from mainland Asian influences.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
French, which makes sense seeing as how the series will be taking place in their native country and fulfills a promise Reedus made to EW that pretty much everything about the new program would contrast with the old one.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023
This last is a real bonus seeing as how the iPhone display only has the battery image, not the percentage.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 12 June 2022
And seeing as how the last major update was nearly two years ago, the timing makes sense.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 4 June 2022
David The boy names of the 50s clearly weren’t as trend-driven as the girls, seeing as how another classic like David, which is still commonly used today, was the fourth most popular boy name of the decade.
—Liz Kadar, Woman's Day, 12 May 2023
Think of it this way: the Terminator franchise most likely should have stopped after Terminator 2: Judgment Day, seeing as how these movies are stuck in an endless cycle of telling the same story.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2023
Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
And these new powers came in at just the right time seeing as how there's now a supervillain in town.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2022
Only the Andaman Islanders have a distinctive language, which makes sense seeing as how they have been relatively isolated from mainland Asian influences.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2011
French, which makes sense seeing as how the series will be taking place in their native country and fulfills a promise Reedus made to EW that pretty much everything about the new program would contrast with the old one.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023
This last is a real bonus seeing as how the iPhone display only has the battery image, not the percentage.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 12 June 2022
And seeing as how the last major update was nearly two years ago, the timing makes sense.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 4 June 2022
David The boy names of the 50s clearly weren’t as trend-driven as the girls, seeing as how another classic like David, which is still commonly used today, was the fourth most popular boy name of the decade.
—Liz Kadar, Woman's Day, 12 May 2023
Think of it this way: the Terminator franchise most likely should have stopped after Terminator 2: Judgment Day, seeing as how these movies are stuck in an endless cycle of telling the same story.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2023
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