Examples of rhyme or reason in a Sentence
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Homelessness, by the numbers When Stevens was homeless, in the 1980s and ’90s, there was little rhyme or reason to who got housing assistance and who didn’t.
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Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s not much rhyme or reason to Gem Home’s menu, McGarry admits.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Is there no point in trying to find a rhyme or reason for his behavior?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Chaos Theory is an exhibition with no theme, rhyme or reason to the art on display, a one-night-only event at a studio packed to the gills and feeling more like an artsy rave than a stuffy opening.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
There’s not much rhyme or reason to Gem Home’s menu, McGarry admits.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Is there no point in trying to find a rhyme or reason for his behavior?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Chaos Theory is an exhibition with no theme, rhyme or reason to the art on display, a one-night-only event at a studio packed to the gills and feeling more like an artsy rave than a stuffy opening.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Rhyme or reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme%20or%20reason. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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