Word info

by reason of

Preposition

Meaning

by reason of

Caused by; resulting from; because of.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. Joseph Conrad

And all people live, Not by reason of any care they have for themselves, But by the love for them that is in other people. Leo Tolstoy

I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of this great river Ozama, and by this sea which is fresh. Christopher Columbus

If any be unhappy, let him remember that he is unhappy by reason of himself alone. For God hath made all men to enjoy felicity and constancy of good. Epictetus

To be united to God in unity of person was not fitting to human flesh, according to its natural endowments, since it was above his dignity; nevertheless, it was fitting that God, by reason of his infinite goodness, should unite it to himself for human salvation. Thomas Aquinas

The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Russian Proverb

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