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.
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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.
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.
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When only about a third of school districts comply with the law and report their data, the problem of violence against teachers is undercounted and therefore underappreciated.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in February that personalized license plates, with their customizable alphanumeric combinations, are considered government speech, not private speech, and are therefore not subject to the protections of the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Heuermann’s defense attorney Michael Brown had argued the DNA technology, known as whole genome sequencing, has not yet been widely accepted by the scientific community and therefore shouldn’t be permitted.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The fish is therefore expected to be a neonative species, or a species that has expanded into a new range on their own, and not through human actions of introducing an invasive species.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in February that personalized license plates, with their customizable alphanumeric combinations, are considered government speech, not private speech, and are therefore not subject to the protections of the First Amendment.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Heuermann’s defense attorney Michael Brown had argued the DNA technology, known as whole genome sequencing, has not yet been widely accepted by the scientific community and therefore shouldn’t be permitted.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The fish is therefore expected to be a neonative species, or a species that has expanded into a new range on their own, and not through human actions of introducing an invasive species.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therefore. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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therefore
adverb
there·fore
ˈt͟ha(ə)r-ˌfō(ə)r 
ˈt͟he(ə)r-,
-ˌfȯ(ə)r
: for that reason : consequently
he lost the bet, therefore he must pay
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