for some/whatever reason

idiom

—used to say it isn't known why someone does something

He is always late, for some/whatever reason.

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Even if a regressive replacement for income taxes — which primarily would benefit people like Trump — seemed like a good idea for some reason, time to compare some numbers. —

Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The shopper had just entered a credit card number and was sent a message saying that the card did not go through for some reason. —

Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024 People who experience unrefreshing sleep may, for whatever reason, not get enough, leaving them fatigued during the day even after hours of shut-eye. —

Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Maybe the show simply wrote out the love interests for Howard, Charles and Mabel (leaving just Loretta, who Oliver now wants to marry ASAP in the building where there’s a murderer loose for some reason). —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for some/whatever reason

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