How to Use contributing factor in a Sentence

contributing factor

noun

• This was a contributing factor to the near extinction of the Apache Trout on the western edge of the state.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
• In all of the deaths, heat was either a cause or a contributing factor.
  — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
• His wife Pauletta says that very ire is a contributing factor to the shut out.
  — Nathan Vinson, People.com, 8 May 2025
• The Taser wasn’t a contributing factor in Whitfield’s death, Kroll said.
  — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
• About three-quarters of those deaths were primarily due to heat, and in the rest, heat was a contributing factor, the CDC said.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
• High winds at or around the time the structure failed — measured at speeds higher than 20 mph with gusts in the 30s — may have been a contributing factor, Kearns said.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
• None of the charges brought by the state allege that alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
• But as a contributing factor to doing good, honor may have its place.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• Eric Meyer said the coroner had concluded that the stress of the searches was a contributing factor in her death.
  — Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• Another contributing factor could be the rise in near beer.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
• The number of votes a beach receives is a contributing factor to its appearance on our list as well as its ranking.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
• The spread of ransomware attacks is also a contributing factor to these spikes, Madnick said.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Mar. 2024
• The poll appears to show that the president’s debate performance may have been a contributing factor in trailing in the state.
  — Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 July 2024
• Speed is believed to be a contributing factor, according to deputies.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Covid was a contributing factor in the rise, a separate report suggests.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• The figure doesn't include deaths in which heat was a contributing factor rather than an underlying cause.
  — NBC News, 18 June 2024
• Metformin is also known to promote weight loss, which could have been a contributing factor in decreasing pain.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
• Hypothermia was a contributing factor in his death, the autopsy said.
  — Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
• Hypothermia was a contributing factor in his death, the autopsy ruled.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
• In New Jersey, where the March jackpot was won, lottery sales are a contributing factor to retirement funds for their public servants.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
• Police suspect alcohol may be a contributing factor in the crash.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• The Fed raised rates by a quarter point at the conclusion of its two-day meeting, even though its historic rate hiking campaign was a contributing factor in the banking crisis.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• McGinty died on June 8 at the age of 38, and some speculate the difficult reality of working in comics may have been a contributing factor.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023
• For instance, gas prices are down almost 30% compared to last year but services like tax prep and haircuts, a big contributing factor to the overall inflation, are up 5.6% from a year ago.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 15 July 2023
• The investigator listed Wrong Side - Not Passing, as the only contributing factor to the crash.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• That would be utterly meaningless if not for the fact that the June 2024 series in Anaheim was a contributing factor in the Padres turning around last season and setting a lasting tone.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
• The growing tensions between the U.S. and China are also a contributing factor to capital flight.
  — James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
• Alcohol was a contributing factor in 3.7% of traffic crashes that year.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
• The high altitude from air travel impacting someone’s lungs may be a contributing factor, but there wasn’t enough evidence in the study to confirm this.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
• Another contributing factor to it sticking around is how much parents engaged with this one.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 29 Dec. 2024