wherefore

Example Sentences

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Mescal doesn’t spell out the whys and wherefores of his character’s pain.

From Los Angeles Times

“What do you mean? What do you demand of your captain? Are you, then, so easily turned from your design? Did you not call this a glorious expedition? “And wherefore was it glorious?

From Literature

Any hint would be a giant step toward understanding the whys and wherefores of our own origins.

From New York Times

There were “wherefore”s and “hear ye, hear ye”s.

From The New Yorker

Julian Fellowes, a master writer who understands so well all the peculiarities of time and place, manners and historical significance of the whys and wherefores of his fictional inhabitants, is to be applauded.

From Los Angeles Times