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because

[bih-kawz, -koz, -kuhz] / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkɒz, -ˈkʌz /




Usage

What are other ways to say because? The conjunction because introduces a direct reason for an occurrence or action: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

Example Sentences

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All three of the audited facilities house individuals who are either incarcerated or institutionalized because they were deemed by the courts to be dangerous or unfit to stand trial.

From Los Angeles Times

In a letter to lawmakers, California State Auditor Grant Parks wrote that the state should conduct a statewide recruitment campaign to hire health care workers “because of the decades-long difficulties the facilities have had in filling vacant health care positions and a current and projected health care professional shortage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Google and Apple have reportedly warned some visa‑holding employees against international travel because return processing times could stretch up to a year, reflecting the sharp backlog at U.S. embassies worldwide.

From Salon

She added: "I just feel for his family because they're victims as well, and I just feel gutted for them because they've got to go without their son now for however many years."

From BBC

“We did not red-line, review every page or review every draft of the report. We did not discuss the Lachman Fire because it was not part of the report.”

From Los Angeles Times