just because

idiom

: for the simple or single reason that

Don't get nervous just because the teacher might ask you a question.

Just because your friends do it, that doesn't mean that you should do it, too.

Examples of just because in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like, There’s just been an AI safety community in Berkeley for a long time, basically, just because. —Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

However, just because the FTC is keeping the merger guidelines does not mean Ferguson will challenge mergers as aggressively as Khan did, or that the Trump FTC’s enforcement priorities will be the same. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025

This case with our 6-year-old drowning victim Amber is a good, impactful reminder that just because this is their job doesn’t mean some patients aren’t going to rattle these medical professionals. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Don’t throw away the pickle jar just because the pickles have been consumed! —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for just because

• chickasaws
• chippewas
• diapause
• menelaus
• menopause
• tropopause
• ahs
• baas
• cause
• clause
• claws
• coz