owing to

preposition

: because of

absent owing to illness

Synonyms

• because of
• due to
• through
• with

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Its temporal ripples are also accompanied by geographical ones, owing to footage and harrowing sound bites sourced from Gaza, as well as interviews with Palestinian journalists on the ground, who speak on the symbolic importance of the growing U.S. consciousness around Palestinian freedom. —Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025

Saint Laurent noted that each table produced will be unique, owing to the singular patterns created during its fabrication. —Joelle Diderich, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025

The roadside resort was built in the 1920s, back when auto travel was trendy and drives were more leisurely, owing to the slower vehicles and rougher roads of the time. —Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025

This never-ending quest is becoming unsustainable owing to the imbalance in stakes here; most players can respawn at will, but these ones only have one life. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for owing to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue

Kids Definition

owing to

preposition

: because of

absent owing to illness