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 That introduces the possibility, however slim, that one of the candidates could no longer be able to run for one reason or another, and a third-party candidate could slip in to fill the gap. Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024 The Hornets always acted shocked when Hayward got hurt again for one reason or another, calling it a freaky injury or something like that. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024 Kevin Purdy Yes, a Windows installation means a gaming portable is compatible with almost every PC game ever made, including many that still don't run on SteamOS for one reason or another. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024 Who knows what to make of a matchup in which nearly three dozen players will not to participate for one reason or another? Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023 What the job entailed was to stand in as the agent for a man who, for one reason or another, could not personally be present to hand the divorce document to his wife as was mandated. Tova Reich, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023 The website, which is now live, will be co-owned by Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson, Riley MacLeod, and Luke Plunkett — all Kotaku mainstays who helped shape its incisive voice before leaving the site for one reason or another. Jay Peters, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023 Through the end of the first quarter of 2023, 21% of EV drivers using public charging stations attempted to charge their vehicles at stations that didn't work for one reason or another, according to the report. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023 What changes is how ISPs are allowed or required to use those switches and routers—whether they’re explicitly required to treat all data equally, for example, or whether they’re allowed to prioritize some data over the rest for one reason or another. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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