How to use "why" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "why" in popular movie and book plots

  • Holding her at sword-point, DeWar tearfully demands to know why she conspired against the Protector.  - Inversions (novel)
  • When she sees her brother being brought into the Tower, Anne asks why he has been arrested.  - Anne of the Thousand Days
  • Lexie asks Novalee what is she supposed to say when her kids ask why this happened to them.  - Where the Heart Is (2000 film)
  • Sheldrake calls Baxter to his office but says that he has found out why they were so enthusiastic.  - The Apartment
  • Hermia is at a loss to see why her lover has abandoned her, and accuses Helena of stealing Lysander away from her.  - A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Unfortunately, Henry joins her in the corridor and questions why she is there.  - Northanger Abbey
  • However she slowly warms to him, and explains why her planet has appeared to consume the moon.  - The Wanderer (Leiber novel)
  • There are many reasons debated as to why Elizabeth never married.  - House of Tudor
  • A Soviet military attaché attending the funeral questions why Filitov would be buried so close to American soldiers.  - The Cardinal of the Kremlin
  • Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or of the charges on which he is being tried.  - The Pit and the Pendulum
  • After discussing his post-release plans, she asks why he took the fall for her, and he responds, "As a man once said, it's in my nature".  - The Crying Game
  • This is why he chose to marry for money rather than love.  - Sense and Sensibility
  • She goes over everything, even why she referred to herself as a "monster", which Yuki's friends previously overheard and misunderstood.  - Megatokyo
  • Scarlett wonders why Rhett married her.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • When Charles asks why Fiona is not married, she confesses that she has loved Charles since they first met years earlier.  - Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • Jeffrey relays his experience to Sandy, asking her why there are people like Frank.  - Blue Velvet (film)

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