for one reason or another

idiom

: for various reasons
I can't come for one reason and another.

Examples of for one reason or another in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Loving Venus is shining a light on your partnership sector right now, but its odd angle to nefarious Pluto in your income zone could leave you feeling insecure about your finances for one reason or another. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024 Controls are close by, but the overall layout is borderline infuriating, with slow response times through the central infotainment system and a driver alert system that beeped and shrieked every 20 seconds for one reason or another. Geoff Nudelman, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024 A lot of kids out there aren’t included for one reason or another. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2024 From one perspective, both McCurdy and Payne are footnotes in history, but what Moses, Yazbek and Della Penna, and Cromer are doing is both unearthing stories that have been, for one reason or another, buried in dust and pondering the cultural forces that shaped these strange tales of striving. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for one reason or another 

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“For one reason or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20one%20reason%20or%20another. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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