How to Use seeing as in a Sentence

seeing as

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  • Now, some parts of the state are seeing as much as an inch of rain per hour.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And seeing as how his dad was in prison, well, things are likely going to get very dramatic.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Boarding practices aren’t the only changes airports have been seeing as of late.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Some develop seizures, and many have trouble seeing as their vision fades.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • So far so good, but seeing as how technological progress is an immutable force, the objective is to move with it.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That's still higher than the sub-6% rates buyers were seeing as recently as April 21.
    Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • But such a project could prove rather difficult, seeing as clocks on the moon tick slightly faster than on Earth, reports Axios.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Holmes said the location of the plant is another big issue seeing as the property borders two county roads.
    Mary Ella Hastings july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Springfield is forecast to see between 3-5 inches of snow, with areas just south seeing as much as 6 inches.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But in recent weeks, some users on social media have reported seeing as many as five to eight or even 10 unskippable ads in a row.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2022
  • But the hospital is not seeing as many sick people as before, and doctors have a better grasp on how to treat patients too, said Eckardt.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • For certain hues, reaching for an eye shadow palette or cream pigment is your best bet, seeing as not that many brands are creating yellow or blue blushes.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Paramount will be smiling from ear to ear with a box office haul anywhere in that range, seeing as the low-budget fright fest cost a measly $17 million to make.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And seeing as the Summer Solstice just passed, this one is technically the first full lighting of summer.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • Maduro was also wearing blackout glasses to prevent him from seeing as well as noise-canceling headphones to prevent him from hearing.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This is one of his classic looks that wasn't fully appreciated at the time, seeing as televisions were still only black and white (as seen in our image).
    Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 6 July 2022
  • Bruce Perreault had one of the most heart-wrenching runs of Survivor ever, seeing as how that run really only lasted a few minutes.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Glo clearly brought good luck to the game, seeing as the Raptors defeated the Hawks 138-118.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rowbottom does see a connection between the two though, seeing as women dyed their hair in secret as recently as the 20th century.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Bomb cyclones are storms that undergo rapid intensification — often seeing as much as a 24 millibar drop in pressure at their core.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Today, however, while test groups do still occur occasionally, there’s much less need for such measures, seeing as the internet is something of a test group itself.
    William Jones, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The best Mother's Day gifts are pampering and relaxing, seeing as those new to parenthood are severely lacking in things like sleep and self-care.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Critics of the court say it very much is the law, seeing as federal judges in Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana have said so this year.
    Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Parts of central Wisconsin are expected to see more snow with some places possibly seeing as much as 4 inches of snow accumulation in this first phase.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Most are overworked, seeing as many as 30 people a day; figuring out when a sore throat is a strep infection, or managing a patient’s chronic diabetes.
    Reed Abelson, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • The Canadian setting is appropriate, seeing as how the show will also be welcoming its first Canucks to the cast — four of them, actually.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 June 2023
  • What Corcoran may be seeing as constant complaining could be a manifestation of a larger culture of discontent.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But that’s unfortunate seeing as the desert gathering, often seen as a state-of-pop-music coming out party, had an enormous amount of interesting and often great stories and sets over the course of three days.
    Jeff Miller, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Our main goal for day one was seeing as many of the gorge’s 100-plus natural arches (the highest concentration east of the Rocky Mountains) as possible.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

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