English example sentences with "why"

Learn how to use why in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

Why do you ask?

Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.

Why don't you come visit us?

Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?

It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

Why don't we go home?

"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."

She's faking sleep. That's why she's not snoring.

"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

Why is life so full of suffering?

Why don't you eat vegetables?

Why do people go to the movies?

Why does one say "Good day" when the day is not good?

Why would you marry a woman if you like men?

What famous songs do you wish you had composed, and why?

Why can't we tickle ourselves?

The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

Why did you wake me up to tell me something that big? Now, I'll never be able to concentrate on my work!

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

Why do you want to leave today?

Why aren't you coming with us?

Why are you telling me about hippos all of the sudden? I don't see the connection between that and your twelve red goldfishes.

We wonder why.

They don't even know why.

Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?

Why were you absent yesterday?

Why can't you come?

Why did you try to run away?

Why did you not go to the office?

Why do you accuse my son?

Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?

Why do you want to study abroad?

Why do you want to buy this book?

Why did you use up all the money?

Why did you say such a thing?

Well may you ask why!

The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.

What I can't make out is why you have changed your mind.

It is obvious why you have a stomach-ache.

There is no reason why you shouldn't do such a thing.

There are a good many reasons why you shouldn't do it.

Why is it that you are always late?

Do you know the reason why the sky looks blue?

Why didn't modern technology develop in China?

Why don't you come to my house one of these days?

Why don't we drive out to the country for a change of pace?

If you need a change of pace, why don't you come for a visit?

Why don't you look in on Mr Anderson on your way back?

I know you're happy about it. Why don't you just show it?

Why are you here when you should be in school?

Why don't you join in the conversation?

I don't know why the meeting was postponed.

We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.

We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.

Can you explain why our team lost?

Scientists have come up with many explanations for why the sky is blue.

The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days.

Why don't you wear summer clothes?

Why did she interrupt me?

Why didn't you tell her?

I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.

Do you know why they stopped talking?

Why didn't you tell it to me in advance?

Why am I shooting these guys, tell me, what have they done?

Why were you silent all the time?

Why do you think so?

Why didn't you come?

What do you mean, why don't I ever say it?

Why are you so happy?

Why did her father go to Japan?

Why me?

"Why are you studying English so hard?" "To be an English teacher."

Why not go to the movies?

You're always lying- that's why people don't take you seriously. You get what you deserve.

Why on earth are you here?

Why on earth did you sell your newly-built house?

Why on earth did you sell your newly built house?

Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee and a chat?

Why not see the doctor?

Choose such friends as will benefit you, they say. That is why I am on intimate terms with Mr Aoki.

Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.

No one knows the real reason why we love dogs.

Don't ask me why.

Why did you marry John, of all people?

A nice day, isn't it? Why not go out for a walk?

It's a nice day, isn't it? Why not go out for a walk?

Hey, Molly, why don't you come?

I hope to make clear why I think Emmet's theory, originally introduced in the field of design architecture, is so important in physics.

You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?

Why not?

Why not? I'd be happy to.

If an oversight is the reason why you have not paid, please send us the amount due, and let us solve the problem immediately.

Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.

Why don't you stay a little while?

Why don't you give it another try?

It's nearly lunchtime. Why don't we stop to have a bite to eat?

Mum, why doesn't Dad clean his own study?

Why don't you get yourself a decent house?

Max explained to Julie why he could not go to her farewell party.

First, I'll try to understand why he thinks so.

Why don't you ask Mr White?

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