what for
Example Sentences
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Clean tech firms and venture capital funds are assessing how to move forward following what for some of them was the most challenging week in their existence.
From Washington Post
He was proud of it but would not say what for, because like nearly everything he did in the drone program, it was a secret.
From Seattle Times
We see the mother’s late nights in the office and the child’s after-school hours in the pool, but we’re sometimes left to wonder just who is doing what for whom.
From Los Angeles Times
But there’s just as much enchantment in what for most people would be a dreary setting.
From Washington Post
Like, I guess I’m wondering: As much as people like me want to make connections between the two films, what for you are the connections between the two films?
From Los Angeles Times
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