for some/whatever reason
idiom
—used to say it isn't known why someone does something
He is always late, for some/whatever reason.
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This unwelcome career change precipitated by a freak electrocution on the set of Woo-joo’s reality show—which features male celebrities playing indoor sports, for some reason—on which an unwilling Ki-baek is starring.
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Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
If for some reason a professional matter ends near this time, buckle down to attempt to find something new.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
And rightly so, but for some reason there is an exponentially higher tolerance for aggressive, hateful behavior when it’s directed against Jewish students.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Gary sat by himself and observed the pulverization, thinking, for some reason, of his father.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
That typically causes an increase in clouds and rain, but, for some reason, hasn't actually done that as much this time around, meteorologists say.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
This culture just doesn’t exist for other kitchen appliances like a microwave or a toaster oven, but for some reason, the air fryer has grabbed ahold of the American psyche.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Inoculation should be easily available to those who show up at health facilities for whatever reason — testing, routine care, emergencies — and would be open to being vaccinated then.
—Saad B. Omer, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Investors sometimes assign lofty valuations to small, loss-making companies in anticipation of rapid growth — or a belief that other investors will continue to bid up a company’s shares, for whatever reason — but typically not on this scale.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
If for some reason a professional matter ends near this time, buckle down to attempt to find something new.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
And rightly so, but for some reason there is an exponentially higher tolerance for aggressive, hateful behavior when it’s directed against Jewish students.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Gary sat by himself and observed the pulverization, thinking, for some reason, of his father.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
That typically causes an increase in clouds and rain, but, for some reason, hasn't actually done that as much this time around, meteorologists say.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
This culture just doesn’t exist for other kitchen appliances like a microwave or a toaster oven, but for some reason, the air fryer has grabbed ahold of the American psyche.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Inoculation should be easily available to those who show up at health facilities for whatever reason — testing, routine care, emergencies — and would be open to being vaccinated then.
—Saad B. Omer, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Investors sometimes assign lofty valuations to small, loss-making companies in anticipation of rapid growth — or a belief that other investors will continue to bid up a company’s shares, for whatever reason — but typically not on this scale.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
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“For some/whatever reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20some%2Fwhatever%20reason. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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