what with

phrase

—used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something

What with school and sports, she's always busy.

Examples of what with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The comparisons between that movie and Elsinore, what with all the Hamlet being performed and poignantly referring back to our characters’ circumstances, have been impossible to ignore. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

The Macassar ebony bed in my Deluxe Room felt like heaven, what with the pillow-top mattress and 300-thread-count Egyptian-cotton sheets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Shauna is also feared by Taissa (Tawny Cypress) and Misty (Christina Ricci), who probably should be, what with Shauna journaling about how the thrill of the wilderness has been creeping back into her life. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Which was a nonnegotiable, what with the Teenagers being pubescent Black and Latino kids from around the way. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026