on account

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most common advice has been “Just buy a Tesla,” on account of its excellent charging network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

He says he was in debt on account of paying other people’s bills after becoming an independent artist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

A penalty to Scotland and a chance of points, then a reversal on account of poor discipline and they're back to where they started.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Most of those opportunities of late have been on account of Dunn, who has been dynamic since the start of the new year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

“It is Mina Murray that I came to see that was friend of that poor dear child Lucy Westenra. Madam Mina, it is on account of the dead I come.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker