English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Why" in Example Sentences
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1590372	If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put an advertisement in the local paper?	trieuho
1093032	Tom said that he thought Mary knew why John never seemed to enjoy watching cricket.	CK
246313	Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?	CM
667909	Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.	CK
1140102	If you guys aren't doing anything later, why don't you come over for a cup of coffee?	CK
1474112	I can't understand why they're such good friends. They have hardly anything in common.	CK
954672	Why don't we just reformat the hard disk? You've been having a lot of trouble with it.	CK
954671	Why don't we have enough food for everyone? I thought you went shopping this afternoon.	CK
2058345	Did you know that Julia lived 10 years in Moscow? That's why she speaks Russian so well.	erikspen
72631	Do you know the reason why two-thirds of the students did not attend the student meeting?	CK
28579	Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.	CM
448975	"Why have you started learning to play the piano?" "Because I want to be a music teacher."	blay_paul
273886	My grandfather does moderate exercise every morning, which is why he is strong and healthy.	CM
2738350	"Do you know why Tom doesn't want to go shopping with me?" "I think he doesn't like shopping."	Hybrid
954545	What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day.	CK
1164686	Why did I buy flowers? Why are you asking me such a question? I just bought them because I wanted to.	CK
1725	"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."	Swift
1164683	Why did I buy flowers? Is that what you just said? It's really noisy here so I couldn't hear you very well.	Chrikaru
1110672	Why did you put the chicken in such a difficult place to get when you knew that I wanted to use it right away?	CK
53733	Jane is fat, rude, and smokes too much. But Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind.	CK
550824	Dr. Zamenhof believed that a language belongs to the people who speak it which is why he never copyrighted Esperanto.	Dejo
325648	Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?	Nero