Usage
What are other ways to say since? The conjunctions as and since suggest a reason for an occurrence or action, but they are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.
Example Sentences
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David Dunlap, 61, has piloted both military and commercial aircraft since 1987.
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Three, including Baird, have since had strokes.
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Since Anderson joined, a trio of high-ranking tech executives have left GM.
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The Wall Street Journal
Barra has run GM since 2014—a tenure that is more than double the median S&P 500 CEO’s term.
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“The way things are going, you just want someone from Silicon Valley to stick around for more than six to nine months,” said Morningstar analyst David Whiston, who has covered the automotive industry since 2007.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
