Example Sentences

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The moderation in growth from this year’s projected 2% is owing to a slowdown in real income growth and consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

This is owing to his success at radio, but also to Zimmerman’s relentless presence on TikTok and Instagram.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Other biographers have given attention to her relationships, but perhaps it is owing to Gottlieb’s editorial talent that we are spared the minutiae of their course.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2022

However, this drops to 56% if cancellation is owing to a self-isolation request.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021

They contain few instances of Puritan extravagance, but that is owing to the fact that no leading Puritan was minister of any of the three churches whose records they have so far printed.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.