How to Use cause in a Sentence

cause

1 of 2 noun

• She is the cause of all their problems.
• I can support a cause that means something to me.
• The medicine was prescribed without good cause.
• I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause.
• Their marriage was a cause for celebration.
• His symptoms had no apparent physical causes.
• Make sure the cause of the breakup is no longer an issue.
  — Jenna Birch, Health.com, 10 July 2018
• Over the past year, the uptick in crime hasn’t helped our cause.
  — Jared Council, Forbes, 23 May 2022
• The announcement did not share the cause of the girl's death.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 16 June 2022
• Now, more of the men with clout in showbiz have joined the cause.
  — USA Today, 5 Apr. 2021
• The cause of their contact was a bit further up the track.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2021
• This is cause for a toast, since the end of the week is no longer so far away.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 28 Oct. 2020
• Chip even chopped off his long locks for a good cause once!
  — Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2018
• But at least the cause of their deaths isn't a mystery.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2023
• The identity of the man and the cause of death are unknown at this time.
  — Chelsea Hofmann, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
• That’s why his death – and the cause of it – is so hard to take.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2022
• The size and cause of this leak is unknown, the state agency said.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2021
• Anyone who knows me knows that that's a cause near and dear to my heart.
  — Jamie Ludwig, Chicago Reader, 10 July 2018
• The cause of death was unknown at the time, but it has been ruled a homicide.
  — Levi Edwards | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2019
• That is their -- their cause going into the midterms with this.
  — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2022
• Five days after the first call, the cause remains a mystery.
  — Washington Post, 29 June 2021
• Clear evidence of the fire's cause may well have gone up in smoke.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2022
• The team did not say where Gillies died or provide a cause of death.
  — Vin A. Cherwoo, ajc, 22 Jan. 2022
• Most of these are too small to pose a threat, but some can be cause for concern.
  — Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation, 20 Sep. 2022
• His son told the Times the cause was bone-marrow cancer.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 18 May 2021
• Some researchers think the pulse has a kind of prosaic cause.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
• No cause was announced, nor is the reason for the delay known.
  — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
• In many places most deaths are not recorded, let alone their cause.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• The cause and manner of her death remain unknown at this time.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2022
• So if your dog is acting out, start by trying to find the root cause.
  — Alexandra Gekas, Woman's Day, 25 Feb. 2019

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cause

2 of 2 verb

• The flood caused the town great hardship.
• The illness is caused by a virus.
• The flood caused great hardship.
• You caused us a lot of extra work.
• He swerved and caused an accident.
• The strain from the cold and the hard labor may cause a heart attack.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
• The wreck caused power outages in the area for some time.
  — Wbtv, charlotteobserver, 12 June 2018
• What parts of the package could cause inflation in the near term?
  — Amara Omeokwe, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
• The key thing is finding out what happened to cause it.
  — Samantha Masunaga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
• But the car cuts off on her, and the front axle is causing problems.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• These clots can cause strokes and heart attacks or can lodge in the lungs or legs.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 10 July 2020
• A wight attacks one of the men, causing the ice on the lake to break further.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2017
• Doesn’t leave your face oily and doesn’t cause any break outs.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
• As cars drive through the salt, the salt itself can cause damage.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2023
• That has caused sales of smart home devices to increase.
  — Rani Molla, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018
• In the short run, this will cause blocks to be produced more quickly.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
• Light can cause beer to stale faster, but isn’t as big of a deal for wine and cider.
  — Parker Hall, Wired, 11 July 2020
• Short did not have a good spring, likely causing him to slip in the draft.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 25 June 2019
• This has caused us to scramble,’’ Williams said on the call.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• The disease was causing him to hear voices in his head.
  — David Ovalle, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
• The propane gas line may be routed around sharp edges which may cause a propane leak.
  — Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020
• Guilt is what drives some in the workforce and can cause burnout and other issues.
  — Ebony Williams, ajc, 6 May 2022
• It’s hard to even say for sure what’s caused the steep decline.
  — Bryce Covert, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2018
• The second is the filler neck, which can corrode on older cars and cause leaks.
  — Ray Magliozzi, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2021
• Too much light can cause plants to appear pale or yellow.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
• One such flash caused me to look up from my watching of the metallic dung beetles.
  — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018
• There is no way to predict which of those plaques will break open and cause a heart attack.
  — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2019
• This [album] has caused a shift in me as a writer and an artist.
  — Michael Rietmulder, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2023
• Look out for seams that could cause itching and chafing, too.
  — Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• This would cause the disk around the three stars to fracture into distinct rings.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024