just because

idiom

: for the simple or single reason that

Don't get nervous just because the teacher might ask you a question.

Just because your friends do it, that doesn't mean that you should do it, too.

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Keep in mind that just because a product or brand claims to be eco-friendly doesn’t mean the product was made sustainably. —

Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 But just because Wicked is finally out — one year ahead of Part 2’s release in 2025 — doesn’t mean Grande is done gushing about it. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024 Or maybe that’s just because Erivo brings such moving personal investment to her performance, a quality that recalls the Tony-winning role that put her on the map, in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024 But experts say that just because there are brown faces in the administration, that doesn’t mean its heavily anti-immigrant messaging won’t fall on ordinary South Asians. —

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for just because