How to Use for some/whatever reason in a Sentence

for some/whatever reason

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  • And for some reason, my board just keeps on dragging their feet.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Could the producers not get the rights to use it for some reason?
    — Daniel Joyaux, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
  • And for whatever reason, the regime thought that now is the time.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • But at the same time, and for whatever reason, steered it against me.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Many of the children cried, and for some reason, that made the parents laugh.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • No one in my life had the language to help me with it, for whatever reason.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And for some reason, the studios are having a lot of problems.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • But feeding them from the breast just grosses people out for some reason.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • If for some reason one of your kindred is in need of attention, be sure to step up.
    — Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
  • In our species, for some reason, it got repaired and started to copy itself.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Lea, for some reason, is very annoyed that everyone seems to be in such a good mood.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Feb. 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
  • The glaciers didn't make it into that area for whatever reason.
    — Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2025
  • And if for some reason, your provider fails you, there are services available online.
    — Maria Carter, Parents, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Beck grabbed the wall, which was also carpeted, for some reason.
    — Hazlitt, 26 July 2023
  • Had the book’s publisher, Knopf, pulled the project for some reason?
    — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The wafers come in eight flavors, including, for some reason, clove.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • Her husband has found out about each of them but, for whatever reason, chooses to stay with her.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • If the patient leaves the plan (for whatever reason), the plan makes money.
    — John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • But for some reason his buddy decided to step into a dry river bed in the open.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2020
  • At that point, Peter, for some reason, didn’t remain loyal to me.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • But for some reason, everywhere Andy Reid has been, that team has a good feel for it.
    — Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Grown-ups will also enjoy the cupholder, which for some reason is a rare sight on high-end strollers lately.
    — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • And for some reason, that's very crazy and interesting to people.
    — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

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