How to Use due to in a Sentence

due to

preposition
  • This is due to the processes of heating and pulling of the glass.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023
  • How much of it was due to circumstance, events, the times?
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Even the transitions in these shoes were a breeze due to the curve of the sole and the responsiveness of the shoe.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Kupper told the Star-Telegram that this was due to faulty wiring.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
  • Part of that is due to BravO, a program for opera lovers between the ages of 18 and 40.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • This might be due to the thick foam padding on all sides of the shoe — which adds to the overall comfort.
    Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • It was so named due to the red hue of the valve covers on the 3.0-liter V-12 under that swooping hood.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • As Seales was due to fly from Italy to the U.K. with the scrolls, a storm hit, grounding all commercial flights.
    Will Henshall, TIME, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The cause of the fire will be ruled undetermined due to the severe amount of damage to the structure.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The court is due to issue a decision in that case, Moore vs. United States, in the next few weeks.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • Hill was forced to postpone several of the 2023 gigs due to a vocal strain.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 June 2024
  • The court was also closed in-person all of last week due to the judge being away, Springman said.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This hue change is due to how the sun's light interacts with the atmosphere.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • That was in large part due to Tramon Mark, who finished with a game-high 26 points, 20 of which came in the second half.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Theodore believes the success of AI slop is mostly due to the elderly and naive.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The first of Robinson’s two trials, for Smith’s murder, is due to begin on Sept. 23.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • About 80 percent of all rescues are due to rip currents.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • This is unavoidable due to the structure and material of the stool.
    Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The hue is due to the greater thickness of Earth’s atmosphere near the horizon, according to EarthSky.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Part of the reluctance was due to worry that the vaccine had been rolled out too quickly, that it hadn’t been tested enough.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The roads will be slick and visibility will be low due to the blowing snow, the weather service said.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The Samaritan thrift store in Rogers, however, was closed for 13 weeks due to damage.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But the flag, and her decision to leave it in place, has sparked backlash in recent days due to the war between Israel and Palestine.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The trauma deaths are all excess deaths, but other deaths are due to diabetes, etc.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Some retirees have returned to work, due to the need for another income stream or out of boredom.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Aerosmith have now pushed the entirety of the tour back to 2024 due to Tyler’s damaged vocal cords and fractured larynx.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Dozens of Mount Healthy City Schools employees will be laid off by the end of the school year due to financial issues within the district.
    Fox19, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The flight could be much longer due to a navigational error.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Wings rookie Marco Kasper won't play in this matchup due to injury, but hopes to return Thursday.
    Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The country’s attorney general took over the case from the police and dropped the charges after bringing forward the matter due to be heard in January.
    Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'due to.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: