what for
Example Sentences
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They wrote: “Mortgage costs are a decisive factor in consumers’ assessment of their ability to make what for many Americans amounts to the most meaningful purchase of their lives.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
“I hear many composers use references, but what for? That’s not what we do. We have the film to be inspired by. That’s enough.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The Justice Department said the paint job wasn’t a certainty and argued there was no reason for a judge to police what for now remains a hypothetical project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
She was determined to shine a light on what, for many Americans on both sides of the color line, is a hidden and forgotten history.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
I’m sure it’s all some kind of metaphor, but I’m too tired and hungry to figure out what for.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
