How to Use contributing factor in a Sentence

contributing factor

noun

• This was a contributing factor to the near extinction of the Apache Trout on the western edge of the state.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
• In all of the deaths, heat was either a cause or a contributing factor.
  — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
• About three-quarters of those deaths were primarily due to heat, and in the rest, heat was a contributing factor, the CDC said.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
• But as a contributing factor to doing good, honor may have its place.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• Eric Meyer said the coroner had concluded that the stress of the searches was a contributing factor in her death.
  — Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• The spread of ransomware attacks is also a contributing factor to these spikes, Madnick said.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Mar. 2024
• The poll appears to show that the president’s debate performance may have been a contributing factor in trailing in the state.
  — Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 July 2024
• Speed is believed to be a contributing factor, according to deputies.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Covid was a contributing factor in the rise, a separate report suggests.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• The figure doesn't include deaths in which heat was a contributing factor rather than an underlying cause.
  — NBC News, 18 June 2024
• Police suspect alcohol may be a contributing factor in the crash.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• The Fed raised rates by a quarter point at the conclusion of its two-day meeting, even though its historic rate hiking campaign was a contributing factor in the banking crisis.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• McGinty died on June 8 at the age of 38, and some speculate the difficult reality of working in comics may have been a contributing factor.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023
• For instance, gas prices are down almost 30% compared to last year but services like tax prep and haircuts, a big contributing factor to the overall inflation, are up 5.6% from a year ago.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 15 July 2023
• The investigator listed Wrong Side - Not Passing, as the only contributing factor to the crash.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• The growing tensions between the U.S. and China are also a contributing factor to capital flight.
  — James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
• Alcohol was a contributing factor in 3.7% of traffic crashes that year.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
• The high altitude from air travel impacting someone’s lungs may be a contributing factor, but there wasn’t enough evidence in the study to confirm this.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
• The team's ability to accomplish such a turnaround is likely a contributing factor as to why they're favored to win the NFC North this upcoming season.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
• His death was ruled an accidental drowning in which heart disease played a contributing factor.
  — Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• TikTok has been a contributing factor in McNown’s growing profile, as the song recently went viral on the platform.
  — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
• Investigators said alcohol might have been a contributing factor in the crash, and charges are pending.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2024
• And social media is really a contributing factor here as well.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2023
• No one has been charged for the crash yet but initial reports indicate that alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor, officials said.
  — Molly Walsh | [e-mail], cleveland, 21 July 2023
• Food noise is often ignored as a contributing factor to obesity –seen instead as a lack of willpower –and can be a significant roadblock to weight health.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
• As coach Kevin Willard opined, traveling might be a contributing factor to the Maryland men’s basketball team’s surprising struggles at home.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
• That component, which is meant to help improve gaming performance, could be a contributing factor.
  — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
• And higher rates of alcohol use among injured e-bike and e-scooter users suggest that risky behaviors may also be a contributing factor, Li said.
  — Alyssa Hui, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
• Apache Junction police identified the driver as 73-year-old Thomas Edward Kain and said alcohol was a contributing factor.
  — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
• Lewis Jenkins also said that those who have been determined to be incompetent and need state psychiatric help have been a contributing factor.
  — Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024