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Example sentences for "possibly because"

  • They are quarrelsome birds too, possibly because so very overcrowded, and fights and sparrings are continually taking place.

  • This bird always impressed us to a remarkable degree, possibly because it is such a bold and assertive one.

  • Elmore was still; possibly because he was unwilling to spoil what he felt was the grim humour of the situation.

  • Possibly because he had given way to such a sudden access of rage, Mr. Patterson again went through all his former disagreeable physical experiences, while his nephew smiled.

  • Possibly because he suspected that it might be the other's intention to irritate, he kept himself the more in hand.

  • In the earlier period they were styled notaries and sometimes escribanos or scriveners, possibly because as such their attestation authenticated all papers.

  • The offer was withdrawn in 1643, possibly because, as we have seen (p.

  • I had seen her in various stages of emotion, sometimes real and sometimes assumed, but at no moment had I been sure of her, possibly because at no moment had she been sure of me.

  • Possibly because there is sometimes a marked connection between old family events and new.

  • Possibly because I was one of the first about, my host singled me out--he was up and dressed when I came down--and we strolled over the estate to see what we should see.

  • The old detective smiled instinctively at my reckless betrayal of the part I had played in this scene, but made no reference to the fact itself, possibly because he was as well acquainted with my movements as I was myself.

  • Alfred showed less bitterness, possibly because he felt securer in his position towards the woman whose beauty had occasioned this rivalry.

  • She had risen from a beauty sleep and, possibly because my thoughts had been so dark, I had never seen her look so bright and lovely.

  • The story may not be new and may not be true, but Whymper found huge enjoyment in the telling of it, possibly because he had himself the reputation of sharing Tennyson’s dislike to the intrusive stranger.

  • Another name by which he was known was “The Sphinx,” possibly because of his silence, his aloofness, and the mystery with which he was supposed to surround himself.

  • It did not impress him, possibly because he held the previous defence of the fortress to have been poor, half-hearted.

  • The Directors in London had unaccountably overlooked him, possibly because he ought really to have returned to Madras, but the Council in India felt that, without his personal influence with Mir-Jaffar, their position was critical.

  • The stone was passed over to Mr. Grey, and I saw, possibly because my heart was in my eyes, that the great man's hand trembled as it touched his palm.

  • Possibly because it gave him his moment of gloating revenge.

  • Babar made no more complaints; possibly because he gave few opportunities for fresh injury.

  • Secondly, his expulsion did not take place, possibly because of outside political influence like that of Philip II and the Inquisition.

  • Angiolini, who was rather conspicuous in Rome at that time, possibly because he had some years before arrived in the city as an envoy from the Russian court, was first thought of.

  • For some reason or another he went over to England shortly after the accession of James I, whom he greatly admired, possibly because he was a Scot.

  • He was angry; possibly because he felt his resolution failing him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "possibly because" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about what; adequate supply; arms centered; blue glass; continue their; deny that; divisions were; earlier times; great prosperity; hardly more; highly esteemed; like himself; locum tenens; making gold; mountainous countries; move from; possibly because; possibly could; right hand; three hundred and seventy; time goes; took post; widow woman