How do you use Due in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like undue or repayable, plus the exact meaning.
Due in a sentence
Related words
Due meaning
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Scheduled; expected.
Synonyms of Due
Using Due
- The main meaning on this page is: Owed or owing. | Appropriate. | Scheduled; expected.
- Useful related words include: undue, repayable, out-of-pocket, receivable.
- In the example corpus, due often appears in combinations such as: due to, is due, was due.
Context around Due
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Due
- In this selection, "due" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, partly, changing and changes stand out and add context to how "due" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include due to this, a job due to child, postponed due, cancelled due and deaths due. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "due" sits close to words such as five, court and local, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with due
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Exposure to, and vulnerability to, climatic events are not only changing due to climate change, but also due to social developments. (21 words)
Due to this, there is a continuous jam, due to which other drivers and passengers have to face a lot of trouble. (22 words)
A coroner has ruled that Lena, from north London, died on July 24 2022 and was killed due to "suffocation due to submersion". (23 words)
He is due to preside at an Easter vigil Mass on Saturday night in St. Peter’s Basilica and on Easter Sunday he is due to deliver his twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message in St. Peter’s Square. (47 words)
The other is that, in developed markets, there was a delay to knee and hip replacement operations - partly due to changes in US healthcare insurance, partly due to the weather and partly due to funding pressures on the National Health Service. (41 words)
Assistant advocate general, Sohail Sultan, and complainant’s counsel Hamza Nawab contended that delay in reporting such offences was natural and woman normally could not tell the situation forthwith due to honour and respect and even due to fear. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
The other is that, in developed markets, there was a delay to knee and hip replacement operations - partly due to changes in US healthcare insurance, partly due to the weather and partly due to funding pressures on the National Health Service.
But when prices are constantly changing due to inflation, price changes due to genuine relative price signals are difficult to distinguish from price changes due to general inflation, so agents are slow to respond to them.
Its placement above lithium is primarily due to its electron configuration and not its chemical properties. citation It is sometimes placed above carbon due to their similar electronegativities or fluorine due to their similar chemical properties.
According to the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in Arkansas 76% of parents miss work due to child care issues and 11% voluntarily left a job due to child care issues.
A coroner has ruled that Lena, from north London, died on July 24 2022 and was killed due to "suffocation due to submersion".
Assistant advocate general, Sohail Sultan, and complainant’s counsel Hamza Nawab contended that delay in reporting such offences was natural and woman normally could not tell the situation forthwith due to honour and respect and even due to fear.
A total of 45 incidents occurred because of learner-on-learner violence, one due to teacher-to-teacher violence, six due to learner-on-teacher violence, and four incidents resulting from teacher-on-learner violence.
BJP under its strategy not only denied ticket to sitting MLA Dilip Makwana but also appeared to be enthusiastic due to possibility of division of votes in Congress due to candidature of Dr Ohari as independent.
Current market prices are lower than last year due to increased production levels, lower exports due to softening European demand, and filling storage at substantially lower prices than previous years.
Due to macro headwinds common to the entire industry, as well as due to the specific problem of the absence of a permanent CEO, The Carlyle Group () faced challenges in fundraising in the fall.
Due to that power and likely due to sharing a name, Albert Jr. had to grow up in his father's large shadow, which didn't make things easy for him.
Due to the amount of time John has been in custody, he may be due for release by next month where he will be on post-sentence supervision.
Due to this, the country’s businesses bear the cost of processing incorrect orders, handing out refunds, and resolving other internal problems, apart from losing customers due to poor communication.
Due to this, there is a continuous jam, due to which other drivers and passengers have to face a lot of trouble.
Exposure to, and vulnerability to, climatic events are not only changing due to climate change, but also due to social developments.
He is due to preside at an Easter vigil Mass on Saturday night in St. Peter’s Basilica and on Easter Sunday he is due to deliver his twice-annual “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message in St. Peter’s Square.
He said chilli and mango farmers were the worst affected due to rains and hailstorms and added that about 40,000 acres of mango crop has been damaged due to rains.
Homeowners say they have left unable to access their driveways due to the “inconsiderate” parking and one resident has moved out of his home due to the issue.
However, the Department of Energy is actually still selling oil from the SPR due to congressionally mandated sales and has stated that purchases can't happen at the same time due to logistics.
In many cases, stores close early on Sundays due to religious considerations, as well as due to economic factors, including increased traffic and reduced employee hours.
Phrases with due
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with due
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- due to 370×
- is due 21×
- was due 17×
- were due 9×
- and due 8×
- are due 8×
- postponed due 7×
- also due 5×
- in due 5×
- due date 5×