on account

Example Sentences

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The opening film, "No Good Men" by Iran-born Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat, tells the story of Naru, a reporter at a Kabul TV station separated from her husband on account of his infidelities who questions her beliefs about men during a fateful assignment.

From Barron's

A penalty to Scotland and a chance of points, then a reversal on account of poor discipline and they're back to where they started.

From BBC

“Seems to me the boy could have a break on account of rain.”

From Literature

After he hung up, he sat down at the table with his aunt and uncle to eat the same bland chicken breasts they had every night on account of his uncle’s cholesterol and high blood pressure.

From Literature

He always made a giant pan, enough to last a few nights, but it rarely survived the second day, with the boy and his mom sneaking bites the way that his aunt snuck bites of the Sara Lee cakes she kept in the freezer but never served on account of his uncle’s cholesterol.

From Literature