reason for existing
Example Sentences
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Freed by his immense inheritance from any responsibilities or burdens, Gil is a melancholy, lonely man struggling to find some reason for existing.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022
After several days of traveling, the pilgrims converge on the tiny, white-washed hamlet of El Rocío, whose name means morning dew and whose only reason for existing is the sanctuary of the virgin.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022
The undercurrent in many conversations is: Does it have a reason for existing?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2022
It’s just a movie with no particular reason for existing, a flashy, trifling throwaway whose surface cleverness masks a self-infatuated credulity.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2018
But our main reason for existing, of course, was to protect her.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
