Examples of owing to in a Sentence
She walks with a limp owing to a childhood injury.
owing to the extra snow days this year, we'll have to run an additional two days into June
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Locks that jam, handles that break off, doors that stick owing to swings in temperature—these lavatory failures afforded the Yosemite Valley’s go-to locksmith, Nate Vince, a measure of job security.
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Brad Wieners, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Reif, however, sided with Koons, who had contended that Hayden, owing to his career and to his connection to Italy, should have been aware of the series—which garnered substantial press coverage at the 1990 Venice Biennale, where it was displayed—sooner.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2025
Welles gets Dylan comparisons all the time owing to his rough-hewn vocal grain, the harmonica propped up around his face like orthodontic headgear, and a young Bob being the average person’s main reference point for wordy folk music with a bent toward social commentary.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: California law requires that eggs come from cage-free hens, owing to a ballot measure approved by voters in 2018, that was implemented in 2022.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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Brad Wieners, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Reif, however, sided with Koons, who had contended that Hayden, owing to his career and to his connection to Italy, should have been aware of the series—which garnered substantial press coverage at the 1990 Venice Biennale, where it was displayed—sooner.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2025
Welles gets Dylan comparisons all the time owing to his rough-hewn vocal grain, the harmonica propped up around his face like orthodontic headgear, and a young Bob being the average person’s main reference point for wordy folk music with a bent toward social commentary.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: California law requires that eggs come from cage-free hens, owing to a ballot measure approved by voters in 2018, that was implemented in 2022.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for owing to
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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