whys

Example Sentences

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"Why did no-one tell the young people to get out? Why did the council not make the proper checks? There are too many whys."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

You don't know the whos and the whats and the whys of how we came to be and how our relationship fell apart to get us to that point.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Lewis said she wanted to “figure it out” on her own and reduce the environmental toxins, emotional stress and “all the whys of cancer” that contribute to the onset of the disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Players for the fourth-seeded Reign shared their individual whys that propelled them to the club’s first championship final since 2015.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

For all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres in the modem township of Manifest, containing 1,524 registered voters, refer to the Sunday edition.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool