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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But for some reason, Pop Mart got me. — Jon Shapiro, 48, a Pop Mart superfan The phenomenon has forced staff at each Pop Mart store to devise their own crowd control plans on the fly. —

Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Particularly, for some reason, folks have been going after older folks, and many older folks are not like Joy and I. —

EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Also, the telescoping handle for some reason is way too long to fit into that pouch. —

Scott Kramer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 If, for some reason, that’s delayed because of political problems. —

Lin Lin, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for some/whatever reason

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