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
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Oliver Stone’s Salvador, from 1986, is the kind of movie Hollywood can’t make anymore, especially owing to the era’s political turmoil.
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Armond White, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
Subscription revenues were impacted negatively in Q1 compared to Q4, owing to the timing of NFL Sunday Ticket games.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
In the old day Paris taxis were famous the world over for the furious way in which they were driven, but all that is now at thing of the past owing to the tremendous scarcity of petrol, which has all been requisitioned for the Nazi war machine.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
The broader buyout industry has dealt with the same challenges as many others, owing to high interest rates and lower dealmaking appetite.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
One financial firm, Empower, has dropped the annuity option owing to lackluster investor response that possibly reflects confusion, Morningstar added.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
The United States has only a very small military presence in Israel, temporarily elevated owing to the crisis.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Al Capone was said to be a regular, owing to the hotel’s close proximity to Union Station.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In March, the Gucci owner issued a warning that its first-quarter sales would plunge by 10% this year compared with 2023 owing to stalling demand for expensive goods amid high interest rates, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
Armond White, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
Subscription revenues were impacted negatively in Q1 compared to Q4, owing to the timing of NFL Sunday Ticket games.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
In the old day Paris taxis were famous the world over for the furious way in which they were driven, but all that is now at thing of the past owing to the tremendous scarcity of petrol, which has all been requisitioned for the Nazi war machine.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
The broader buyout industry has dealt with the same challenges as many others, owing to high interest rates and lower dealmaking appetite.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
One financial firm, Empower, has dropped the annuity option owing to lackluster investor response that possibly reflects confusion, Morningstar added.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
The United States has only a very small military presence in Israel, temporarily elevated owing to the crisis.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Al Capone was said to be a regular, owing to the hotel’s close proximity to Union Station.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In March, the Gucci owner issued a warning that its first-quarter sales would plunge by 10% this year compared with 2023 owing to stalling demand for expensive goods amid high interest rates, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Owing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing%20to. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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