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Explore Wherefores through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Wherefores in a sentence

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Wherefores | Wherefore

Wherefores meaning

plural of wherefore

Using Wherefores

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of wherefore
  • In the example corpus, wherefores often appears in combinations such as: and wherefores, wherefores of.

Context around Wherefores

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Wherefores

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

whys and wherefores as when 1× whys and wherefores of judy 1× whys and wherefores of such 1× whys and wherefores that broke 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

of course there 1× thank goodness for 1× the whys and 1×

Common sentence endings:

clam like posture 1× game took over 1× s tradwife decision 1× white dominated sport 1×

Words around Wherefores

Just before it in the word index:

wherefore 16 whereever 2 whereby 570 whereas 2.498 whereafter 8 whereabouts 585

Just after it in the word index:

wherefrom 2 wherehouse 2 wherein 502 whereof 10 wheres 3 whereupon 111

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Wherefores

  • In this selection, "wherefores" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include whys and wherefores as when and whys and wherefores of judy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wherefores" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wherefores

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thank goodness for Act 2’s flashback scene in which we find out the whys and wherefores of Judy and Johnny’s tradwife decision. (24 words)

But, rather than address the whys and wherefores that broke its heart, among which were greed, indiscipline, uncontrolled lust for privileges and the love of pelf, the blame game took over. (31 words)

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

The whys and wherefores of such an argument need the context of time and place ascribed to them: Ashe was having a difficult enough job establishing himself as that rarest of breeds – a black man competing with some success in a white-dominated sport. (44 words)

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture. (35 words)

But, rather than address the whys and wherefores that broke its heart, among which were greed, indiscipline, uncontrolled lust for privileges and the love of pelf, the blame game took over. (31 words)

Example sentences (4)

But, rather than address the whys and wherefores that broke its heart, among which were greed, indiscipline, uncontrolled lust for privileges and the love of pelf, the blame game took over.

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture.

Thank goodness for Act 2’s flashback scene in which we find out the whys and wherefores of Judy and Johnny’s tradwife decision.

The whys and wherefores of such an argument need the context of time and place ascribed to them: Ashe was having a difficult enough job establishing himself as that rarest of breeds – a black man competing with some success in a white-dominated sport.

Common combinations with wherefores

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wherefores" in a sentence?
An example: "But, rather than address the whys and wherefores that broke its heart, among which were greed, indiscipline, uncontrolled lust for privileges and the love of pelf, the blame game took over." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "wherefores" from authentic English texts.
What does "wherefores" mean?
Wherefores means: plural of wherefore
How many example sentences with "wherefores" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "wherefores", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.