for some/whatever reason

phrase

—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

A lot of people on the lowest end of the economy, for some reason, bandstanding for the highest richest people. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026

Look, for whatever reason(s), Orlando just has Miami’s number and all of the easy drives to the basket were a serious problem. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026

This tension leads to paranoia, madness, and, for some reason, an enormous spider the size of the CN Tower. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

In this reality, Rebecca Hall wants for some reason to not look like Rebecca Hall, and Evan Peters’s the Beauty–resistant FBI agent Coop is the only sensible man in the world. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026