- plural of why.
whys
Example Sentences
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I get to do songs that I wasn’t able to do on Olivia’s set and really get into the whys of it all,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pregnancy is some of the most personal experiences a woman can have – so to constantly be speculating about all the whys strips a woman of her right to privacy.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
Physicists believe that there must have been some primordial imbalance that allowed matter to dominate the universe, yet the hows and whys remain open questions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
This thoughtfully inclusive guide makes a great starting place, supplying the hows and whys of creating an edible garden to further our personal resilience, strength and healing.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
We may never be able to answer the whys their act provoked.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
