for some strange reason
idiom
—used to say that there is no ordinary or usual reason for something
For some strange reason, we thought you weren't coming.
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What really concerns me is the fact that, for some strange reason, the media are more concerned with trying to balance stories rather than report the facts.
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
That now some stranger, for some strange reason, perhaps wanted to give him back.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
That now some stranger, for some strange reason, perhaps wanted to give him back.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
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“For some strange reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20some%20strange%20reason. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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