"because of pride" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to explain why someone is doing something or not doing something. For example: "He refused to accept his colleague's help because of pride."
This is partly because of pride at what's been accomplished without outside help.
Because of pride alone, the United States war machine lacks a reverse gear.
This time it is not, as according to Amos, the "virgin of Israel" who "is fallen" because of pride and sinfulness.
But whether because of pride or stubbornness, Mr. Mubarak instead spoke once again as the unbowed father of the nation, barely alluding to a vague "delegation" of authority.
The profession has traditionally concealed the probabilistic nature of its opinions, partly because of pride, partly because a veneer of certainty was thought to be in patients' interests.
For many, either because of pride or because of bad childhood memories, it is asking their family to take them in.
Scott Layden, the team president, and Jeff Van Gundy, the coach, get a measure of credit for making a move, for not staying with Rice, who was sent to Houston, because of stubborn pride.
He threw ten years away because of stubborn pride.
'When I began to feel ill and finding it difficult to cope, I hid this as much as I could because of my personal pride.
"Punk Jews" only exists because a resurgence of pride in one's Judaism is taking hold among many despite the perceived marginalization of one's beliefs.
Male pride causes wars; millions of people have died because of male pride, because one man would not back down".
