Words similar to why

Example sentences for: why

How can you use “why” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

They don't know why it is occurring more frequently: It used to arrive every five to eight years; recently it's been coming every three to five years.
As Herman Melville once famously asked in Moby-Dick , why don't whales collapse under the pressure of all the water they swim under?
My grouchy critics are ramping up again as the very large Office 2000 software suite hits the stores: "Shuman, why don't you and the other boy developers at Microsoft write some trim and tight code?"
The NYT mentions the Orioles' losing record last season, leading the reader to wonder why they, rather than the World Series-winning Yankees, were tapped for this bit of diplomacy.
Why would Clinton agree to apologize?