on account
Example Sentences
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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
Officials removed him from the case, successfully arguing before the court that a policy update meant he’d now get priority for a cool bed, on account of his current age: 67.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
"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 rise in import costs on account of high commodity prices and a weak rupee is likely to be more apparent in the WPI gauge, which captures the average movement of wholesale prices of goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Still and all, he got better terms at the store than most, on account of my daddy, and Papa helped out some with cash money.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
