English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Why" in Example Sentences
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1950837	Tom can't believe Mary knows why John doesn't like her.	CK	1
1095028	Tom couldn't understand why she wanted to learn French.	CK	1
1029299	Tom didn't know the reason why Mary wanted a new dress.	CK	1
2210599	Why don't you come over to my house for dinner tonight?	CK	1
2210712	Why don't you go back to your hotel and get some sleep?	CK	1
2210715	Why don't you go find someone else who needs your help?	CK	1
2210764	Why don't you invite Tom over to watch a video with us?	CK	1
2042648	Do you have any idea why someone would want to kill Tom?	CK	1
2293185	I assume it's clear to you now why we couldn't hire Tom.	CK	1
2293242	I assume you'll be explaining why all this is necessary.	CK	1
2006575	I wondered why Tom didn't seem to enjoy fishing with us.	CK	1
1095834	Tom assumed that Mary knew why John was in the hospital.	CK	1
1095035	Tom couldn't understand why Mary had made that decision.	CK	1
1029301	Tom didn't know the reason why Mary couldn't go bowling.	CK	1
1028802	Tom had no idea why Mary didn't want to go out with him.	CK	1
2639773	Why are you wearing a raincoat? It's not raining, is it?	CK	1
2210565	Why don't you and I continue this discussion in private?	CK	1
2210587	Why don't you calm down and tell me what the problem is?	CK	1
2210701	Why don't you give us a couple of days to think it over?	CK	1
2212222	Why don't you tell us a little something about yourself?	CK	1
2212251	Why don't you wait in the car while I go into the store?	CK	1
1886467	Why haven't you told Tom about what happened last night?	CK	1
2738337	Do you know why Tom doesn't want to go to Boston with us?	CK	1
1955091	I can't understand why it's taking Tom so long to decide.	CK	1
2042683	If you had wanted our help, why didn't you ask us for it?	CK	1
2042717	The question still remains why Tom would want to do that.	CK	1
246598	The reason why I got a bad grade is that I did not study.	CK	1
1095034	Tom couldn't understand why Mary never came to visit him.	CK	1
1029068	Tom doesn't know why Mary was in a bad mood this morning.	CK	1
1029009	Tom doesn't understand why Mary behaves the way she does.	CK	1
1093005	Tom says he doesn't know why Mary didn't enjoy the movie.	CK	1
2210579	Why don't you both come out here and look for yourselves?	CK	1
2210608	Why don't you do something useful and get me some coffee?	CK	1
2210776	Why don't you just call Tom and tell him you can't do it?	CK	1
2376204	I know Tom is going to the hospital, but I don't know why.	CK	1
2408445	I think we need to find out why Tom wasn't here yesterday.	CK	1
2042712	I want Tom to know why I couldn't come to visit him today.	CK	1
2492224	We used to think that was why this kind of thing happened.	CK	1
1023744	Why do you think Tom wasn't able to pass his driving test?	CK	1
2042727	I just don't understand why people would want to live here.	CK	1
3205170	Tell me why you aren't planning on going to Boston with us.	CK	1
1095030	Tom couldn't understand why no one else seemed to be happy.	CK	1
1027675	Why do you think Tom and Mary are planning to get divorced?	CK	1
2212234	Why don't you try putting a little cinnamon in your coffee?	CK	1
2835512	Does Tom know why Mary doesn't want to go to Boston with us?	CK	1
1955092	Tom can't understand why Mary won't agree to help him study.	CK	1
1095178	Tom could think of no reason why he needed to go home early.	CK	1
1025636	Tom got to work later than usual this morning. I wonder why.	CK	1
1028393	Tom knows why Mary decided not to go on the picnic with him.	CK	1
1092540	Tom wanted Mary to understand why he couldn't live with her.	CK	1