- present participle of owe.
owing
Example Sentences
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Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Diplomats flying to New York on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly were treated to hours-long delays and cancellations owing to air-traffic equipment breakdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The majority of pensioners are already income taxpayers owing to the addition of other pension income, on top of the state pension.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Citi strategists say markets can keep rallying on limited Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes — two or three — owing to strong earnings growth, solid labor markets and largely stable, even if above-target, inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
“We should have left there at 11:58. But owing to the weather we were twenty minutes late.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
