whys and wherefores
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mescal doesn’t spell out the whys and wherefores of his character’s pain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023
As in most of Tim and Eric’s sketch humor, there are few whys and wherefores.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020
It takes a while before kids interrogate the whys and wherefores of their family’s dynamics.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2020
I don’t know the whys and wherefores although I’m certain it owes to allocation more than demand.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2018
"The whys and wherefores cannot come within the Province of a Mineral Surveyor."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
