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what for
noun as in punishment
Strong matches
noun as in reprimand
noun as in retribution
Example Sentences
He had necessarily converted to Catholicism the year before to get ahead in 1880s antisemitic Vienna, and in his Second Symphony gave what for him was a new, desperate notion: Give heaven a whirl.
Israelis on Monday celebrated what for many feels like the end of the war.
Israelis celebrated the return of the living hostages on Monday, in what for many marked an end to the two-year Gaza war.
Although history has proven that by then, another player will have eclipsed what for now is a staggering salary.
But when Snead later traded to the Atlanta Falcons what for the Rams was a fairly meaningless No. 26 pick, the Rams stunningly received in return a No. 1 pick in 2026.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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