because
[bɪˈkɔːz]
Definition:
1. Or the reason that.
'because' example sentence:
- Some roads are closed because of drifting.
- Just because I don't complain, people think I'm satisfied.
- We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese.
- She was marked down because of poor grammar.
- I couldn't sleep because of the noise.
- Their pay was late because of a computer bungle.
- People learned self-reliance because they had to.
- Life was harder then because neither of us had a job.
- She had left him because of his drinking.
- I did it because he told me to.
- The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
- The road is closed because of the snow.
- They are here because of us.
- He won't resign because he's not a quitter.
- No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
- She's been off work because of sickness.
- Our plans fell through because of lack of money.
- Two players are out of the team because of injury.
- The team has made some positional changes because two players are injured.
- Filming was delayed because of bad weather.
- Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything.
- She was treated like a freak because she didn't want children.
- John liked him because he was a nervy guy.
- We had a humongous fight just because she left.
- She could only nod, because her mouth was full.
- They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.
- He was forced to retire because of ill health.
- She had scratched because of a knee injury.
- I agreed, but only because I was frightened.
- I chose boxing because it is my favourite sport.
- We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs.
- The school will be closed Monday because it's a holiday.
- She's been dropped from the team because of injury.
- She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.
- The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds.
- She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.
- Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously.
- I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.
- I was angry because I played so badly.
- Why get upset just because you got one bad grade?
- He walked slowly because of his bad leg.
- The goal was disallowed because Wark was offside.
- She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve.They are here because of us.
- Cassandra noticed him because he was good-looking.
- Feed the dogs because they haven't eaten.
- The game was called off because of bad weather.
- His school work is suffering because of family problems.
- They abandoned the match because of rain.
- I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left.
- Many diets fail because they are boring.
- No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
- Because of his wife being there, I said nothing about it.
- Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.
- Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.
- Officially, he resigned because of bad health.
- She resigned because of ill health.