without rhyme or reason
Example Sentences
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Harold Bloom notably argued that we read to learn more about the human condition; how can such education take place if books are banned without rhyme or reason?
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022
Randomness can refer to an anarchic process which throws up data without rhyme or reason - like the roll of a die or flip of a coin.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2021
A cast member told us the post-reopening wait times for Smuggler’s Run have been erratic, maxing out at 40 minutes before suddenly dropping to 15 without rhyme or reason.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021
Dr. Spivak described the reactions as “idiosyncratic,” meaning they strike certain individuals without rhyme or reason, possibly based on unknown genetic traits, and there is no way to predict if someone is susceptible.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2021
But the inoffensive peasants were terrified at this unusual sharpness of the gate-watch; to question them was without rhyme or reason.
From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix
