How to Use for some/whatever reason in a Sentence

for some/whatever reason

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  • At one point, there was even a jump scare, for some reason.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And for whatever reason, the regime thought that now is the time.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Many of the children cried, and for some reason, that made the parents laugh.
    Amanda Hess, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • My pantry has three shelves—and the first and last for some reason are taller than the middle shelf.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Could the producers not get the rights to use it for some reason?
    Daniel Joyaux, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Had the book’s publisher, Knopf, pulled the project for some reason?
    Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And for some reason, my board just keeps on dragging their feet.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • And lots of people seem to believe that for some reason.
    Leah Feiger, WIRED, 23 July 2024
  • And then when everyone hugged me at the end, none of the hugs for some reason felt genuine.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Irwin ran next door to see if the baby was there for some reason, then called 911.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
  • No one in my life had the language to help me with it, for whatever reason.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • My backyard looks great, but for some reason the front is spotty.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 2 July 2020
  • But for some reason, they were not secured to any sort of safety lines.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • But for some reason, everywhere Andy Reid has been, that team has a good feel for it.
    Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The trusty team took the right route back at first but then for some reason headed right down the railroad track for Darwin.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • If for some reason one of your kindred is in need of attention, be sure to step up.
    Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Lea, for some reason, is very annoyed that everyone seems to be in such a good mood.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But for some reason, something still feels a little off.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Back in 2008, conservatives for some reason went along with the doctrine of Too Big to Fail.
    Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 July 2023
  • But feeding them from the breast just grosses people out for some reason.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • The kids just wanna play for that coach for whatever reason.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • What if your account gets banned or closed for whatever reason, and all of your email gets zapped with it?
    David Nield, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The wafers come in eight flavors, including, for some reason, clove.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Tran: Xalavier for some reason was obsessed with this outfit.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 19 July 2024
  • And for some reason, at his cultural parties, there were a lot of guys in uniform.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Beck grabbed the wall, which was also carpeted, for some reason.
    Hazlitt, 26 July 2023
  • But for whatever reason, the White House declined to offer the same relief to video game consoles, many of which are made in China.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Because America is not at the top of the world popularity contest right now, for some reason.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2025

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