on account of
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
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
But it was too late for me to say anything, having missed the introductions on account of being the maidservant.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
