on account
Example Sentences
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Hislop canceled a road trip to Tennessee on account of prices at the pump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The £10m fine would have been £20m, but was reduced by 50% on account of Chelsea's proactive self-reporting and co-operation with the process.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
From the age of 10 to 15, Kelly lived in Saudi Arabia on account of his engineer father’s job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Appeals Centre Europe is one of a number of independent dispute settlement bodies which allow people in the EU to challenge social media platforms' decisions including on account bans and content moderation.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
In the end I can never take any of them, on account of the companionship I would lose.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
