rhyme or reason

noun

: good sense or reason

Examples of rhyme or reason in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When something catches like that, there’s no rhyme or reason. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

The ban came without rhyme or reason, aside from Trump expressing consternation over coverage and threatening further bans against other networks. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

The company has long emailed out random codes to Google users, but there's little rhyme or reason to who gets them and how big the discount is. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

In short, there’s a certain magic that comes with Southern nicknames that does not always have rhyme or reason, but almost always feels completely special. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rhyme or reason

• milesian
• partizan
• postseason
• preseason
• unreason
• season
• seizin
• treason