for some/whatever reason

idiom

—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 That first one, though, is in a league of her own lately: Swiatek has won 45 of the 49 matches she’s played this year, is coming off winning her fourth French Open title, and seems utterly indomitable…except, for some reason which nobody has yet nailed down, Wimbledon. —

Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 July 2024 This particular answer appeared to come from an old Reddit thread that, for some reason, Google’s AI thought was an authoritative source even though a human would quickly realize that the Redditors are joking about eating glue. —

Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 29 June 2024 Imagine living a life (for whatever reason) where people shun you. —

Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2024 Removing half of that equation — for whatever reason that occurred — changed the situation dramatically. —

Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for for some/whatever reason

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