for no good reason

idiom

: with no acceptable explanation
She left for no good reason.

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What is less easy to swallow, executives said, is when the deal derails for no good reason. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 July 2025 Schoenberg even wrote a terrific MGM-style Hollywood Bowl fanfare that for no good reason never gets played. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 There are more than a few laughs in this film despite the seriousness of the treatment these poor souls were given at the hand of the government for no good reason, working people whose lives were upended. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2025 Other things are scarce for no good reason, even when society demands more. Daryl James, National Review, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for no good reason

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“For no good reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20no%20good%20reason. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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