How to Use contributing factor in a Sentence

contributing factor

noun
  • In all of the deaths, heat was either a cause or a contributing factor.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
  • The drought in the state, one of the worst in years, has acted as a contributing factor.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • His wife Pauletta says that very ire is a contributing factor to the shut out.
    — Nathan Vinson, People.com, 8 May 2025
  • But as a contributing factor to doing good, honor may have its place.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Alcohol abuse was a contributing factor in three of those deaths.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • One key contributing factor is state income tax, the report notes.
    — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Speed is believed to be a contributing factor, according to deputies.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Sports uniforms are a contributing factor.
    — Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The number of votes a beach receives is a contributing factor to its appearance on our list as well as its ranking.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The outcome of the challenge was a contributing factor in his exit, Sprowls said.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Club sources say the payment structure was a contributing factor behind the delay.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • None of the charges brought by the state allege that alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Covid was a contributing factor in the rise, a separate report suggests.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Metformin is also known to promote weight loss, which could have been a contributing factor in decreasing pain.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • And social media is really a contributing factor here as well.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The figure doesn't include deaths in which heat was a contributing factor rather than an underlying cause.
    — NBC News, 18 June 2024
  • Police suspect alcohol may be a contributing factor in the crash.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The Taser wasn’t a contributing factor in Whitfield’s death, Kroll said.
    — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
  • His death was ruled an accidental drowning in which heart disease played a contributing factor.
    — Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This was a contributing factor to the near extinction of the Apache Trout on the western edge of the state.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Weather was not a contributing factor in the collision, police said.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • Hypothermia was a contributing factor in his death, the autopsy said.
    — Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Alzheimer's disease was also listed as a contributing factor.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Hypothermia was a contributing factor in his death, the autopsy ruled.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The spread of ransomware attacks is also a contributing factor to these spikes, Madnick said.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Mar. 2024
  • High blood pressure in kids has nearly doubled in 20 years, with one contributing factor standing out.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Alcohol was not a contributing factor, police said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • How someone is raised is also likely a contributing factor, Wasser said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
  • Moore says inflation is a contributing factor to the area’s economic concerns.
    — Sonja Krohn and Siddhi Choubey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The poll appears to show that the president’s debate performance may have been a contributing factor in trailing in the state.
    — Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 July 2024

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