BECAUSE in a Sentence

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They were agate gray and they looked too big for his face because they had black lashes all round them.

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 Meanings and Examples of BECAUSE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
because
 conj.  for reason that
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  She did not mind much, because she had already counted up to thirty.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  Mary Lennox knew they were roses because she had seen a great many roses in India.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  Mary had been taught very little because her governesses had disliked her too much to stay with her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  But because he kept breaking into a slow grin now and then, Mary was not afraid to talk to him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  "'"I got up slow," he explained, "because if tha' makes a quick move it startles 'em.'"
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  Mary knew nothing about boys and she spoke to him a little stiffly because she felt rather shy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  Well," explained Martha, "Mrs. Medlock says it's because o mother.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  She did not finish the sentence, because the door opened, and Mrs. Medlock walked in.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  I sent for you to-day because Mrs. Sowerby said I ought to see you.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
10  The mournful sound kept her awake because she felt mournful herself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
11  They were agate gray and they looked too big for his face because they had black lashes all round them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  I stay in this room because I don't want to be moved out of it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  "He hates the garden, because she died," said Mary half speaking to herself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  Sometimes I have been taken to places at the seaside, but I won't stay because people stare at me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  She found out that because he had been an invalid he had not learned things as other children had.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
17  I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
18  She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work.
19  I feel honour bound to attend because I promised I would.
20  Please pay attention because this information concerns all of you.
21  A positive attitude will have positive results,because attitudes are contagious.
22  Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously.
23  She hopped across the room because she had hurt her foot.
24  The President was unable to act because the Democrats were boxing him in.
25  The sky is not less blue because the blind man does not see it.
26  The devil knows may things because he is old.
27  A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
28  I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.
29  A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable.
30  Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.