Examples of therefore in a Sentence

To understand what has happened to the earth's atmosphere—and, therefore, how our climate might change in the future—some ice-core scientists in the Arctic are training their eyes directly downward. — Bryan Walsh, Time, 18 Aug. 2008 Most Irish jump racing—and therefore most of the racing discussed in the book—is the laid-back pastime of enthusiasts … — Max Watman, New York Times Book Review, 9 Apr. 2006 A good approach to finding out what makes us humans so darn special would therefore be to get complete maps of the human and chimp genomes, and compare the two. — John Derbyshire, National Review, 7 Nov. 2005 Characteristically, however, Darwinists, like primitive economists, assume that what is humane—I use the word here, unexceptionably, as I believe, to mean whatever arises from the desire to mitigate competition and to put aside self-interest—is unnatural, and therefore wrong. — Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam, (1998) 2005 I was once sitting behind a newspaper in the Swansea common room while two engineers, i.e. lecturers in engineering, therefore by common consent philistines, chatted together. — Kingsley Amis, Memoirs, 1991 The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around. Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore, you will be charged a late fee. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Low-income workers are critical to our economy, and therefore, their perspectives are vital to positioning our economy for the future. — Don Howard, Forbes, 13 May 2022 My last is therefore a kind of a bookend, a dispatch from the country's failure to address any of the problems that have made our politics increasingly fraught, hateful, and unproductive. — David Faris, The Week, 12 May 2022 Leaning into nature therapy as a form of healing justice, is therefore a vulnerable and oftentimes uncomfortable taking back of control. — Evie Muir, refinery29.com, 11 May 2022 Your first job therefore is to figure out what keywords will work best to get people there. — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022 The overall rise in gun deaths therefore was 15 percent in 2020, the C.D.C. said. — New York Times, 10 May 2022 First up for vaccines, therefore, were staff at customs and airports, taxi drivers, overseas business travelers and anyone else considered a potential vector to bring the virus into China and spread it. — Washington Post, 6 May 2022 But, those who are in Mike’s immediate social circle have always known his duplicitous nature, and therefore his tentacled approach to business, socio-political activism, and Black financial empowerment is nothing new to them. — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 May 2022 Women do not run at the same rate as men and are therefore vastly underrepresented. — Erin Loos Cutraro, Fortune, 4 May 2022 See More

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