due to

1. Attributable to, because of, as in Due to scanty rainfall, we may face a crop failure . This usage has been criticized by some authorities, but today it is widely considered standard. [Early 1900s] Also see on account of .

2. Likely to, announced as, as in Betty bought more of the stock, believing it was due to rise , or The play is due to open next week . [Early 1900s]

3. Owing or payable to, as in We must give our staff whatever vacation is due to them .

Example Sentences

The survey found that 29% of 467 school superintendents interviewed reported that teachers and other staff quit their profession or left their districts “due to culturally divisive conflict.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the end, partly due to pandemic delays, he did the job himself — along with writing several original songs — and the result was one of the most daringly original yet lovingly retro orchestral scores in recent memory.

From Los Angeles Times

Ridley-Thomas was sentenced to 3½ years in prison and is due to surrender in November.

From Los Angeles Times

Due to increased demand for medications like Ozempic, providers in general practice settings have become increasingly familiar with how to prescribe these medications.

From Salon

Largely due to stigma and the failure to educate physicians, many primary care physicians view the treatment of addiction as outside their scope of practice.

From Salon