on account

Example Sentences

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"I think that part of the problem is that they're often not really given the chance on account of not being taken seriously."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The 15th Amendment says that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

That’s on account of Reibe, who said “a big part” of his decision to come to USC was “to leave a place better than how you came into it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The bank thinks recent share price weakness in Continental had effectively discounted any such sale even happening on account of recent uncertainty in raw material prices and availability, rates and valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She is sure these men have come on account of that gun story she told when she was only five and before anyone told her guns were illegal.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez