by reason
Example Sentences
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They have “the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Others have been declared not guilt by reason of insanity, while others are in conservatorship.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The stoics tell us the universe is operated by reason and logic, and it takes emotional control to understand this fact.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
Her lawyers had argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity and that the death of her husband in 2017 sent her into a depressive spiral.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
He had struck root in Joe’s establishment, by reason of my sister’s sudden fancy for him, or I should have tried to get him dismissed.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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