for some/whatever reason

idiom

—used to say it isn't known why someone does something

He is always late, for some/whatever reason.

Examples of for some/whatever reason in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But for some reason, something still feels a little off. —

Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 These are projects that, for whatever reason (middling sales, negative reviews, a misunderstood stylistic shift), have fallen slightly out of fashion—or perhaps never reached it to begin with. —

Ryan Reed, SPIN, 11 Sep. 2024 Most recently, at a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin this past Saturday, Trump repeated the unfounded lie that children are, for some reason, receiving gender-affirming surgery at school behind their parents’ backs. —

James Factora, Them, 9 Sep. 2024 If for some reason one of your kindred is in need of attention, be sure to step up. —

Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for some/whatever reason

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