Wondering how to use Wherefore in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as why or reason.
Wherefore meaning
- Why, for what reason, because of what.
- Therefore; thus.
Using Wherefore
- The main meaning on this page is: Why, for what reason, because of what. | Therefore; thus.
- Useful related words include: why, reason, ground.
- In the example corpus, wherefore often appears in combinations such as: wherefore he, wherefore the.
Context around Wherefore
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wherefore
- In this selection, "wherefore" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, memorise, act, master, brethren, warriors and serves stand out and add context to how "wherefore" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be agreed wherefore each one and in war wherefore warriors should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wherefore" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wherefore
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He sways victory in war, wherefore warriors should call on him. (11 words)
Wherefore it is wonderful to the latter but not to the former. (12 words)
Wherefore, that we are justified by faith, only, is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort. (18 words)
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? (44 words)
AND that throughout the Eighteenth Century the School failed noticeably to prosper, and that the majority of its pupils were boarders at the School for the greater profit of the Master, wherefore to them he devoted the greater part of his attention. (42 words)
It is revealed that Daneel's positronic brain is deteriorating, and he is unable to design a new brain; wherefore he wishes to merge Fallom's brain with his own, allowing him time to oversee Galaxia's creation. (38 words)
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? (44 words)
Example sentences (16)
Memorise: “Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
WHEREFORE, I respectfully request that this Court grant this Petition for Name Change of a minor, and for all other just and proper relief.
Abraxas begetteth truth and lying, good and evil, light and darkness in the same word and in the same act. Wherefore is Abraxas terrible.
AND that throughout the Eighteenth Century the School failed noticeably to prosper, and that the majority of its pupils were boarders at the School for the greater profit of the Master, wherefore to them he devoted the greater part of his attention.
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
But their counsel I cannot relate, yet I know well, in very truth, as I hear in my record, that they could not be agreed, wherefore each one of them began to depart.
He sways victory in war, wherefore warriors should call on him.
It is revealed that Daneel's positronic brain is deteriorating, and he is unable to design a new brain; wherefore he wishes to merge Fallom's brain with his own, allowing him time to oversee Galaxia's creation.
Jacobs, quoted in Holden, p. 1060 Jacobs also opined that the leading tone that begins "Never mind the why and wherefore" "serves to emphasize the phrase like a Johann Strauss-ian grace-note".
Wherefore, He cannot do some things for the very reason that He is omnipotent. citation Uncertainty and other views All the above stated claims of power are each based on scriptual grounds and upon empirical human perception.
Wherefore it is wonderful to the latter but not to the former.
Wherefore, that we are justified by faith, only, is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort.
Wherefore the King, by most cogent proof, shows him that the blame rests not with him, but with the knight's own evil fortune; after which, he bestows upon him a noble gift.
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Wherefore they are not to be blamed who did not subscribe the Epistle of the holy Leo until an Archbishop had been appointed for them.
Wherefore, we likewise maintain, according to the title of this discourse, that there is nothing in the Gospel contrary to reason, nor above it; and that no Christian doctrine can be properly called a mystery.
Common combinations with wherefore
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wherefore he 2×
- wherefore the 2×