for no good reason

idiom

: with no acceptable explanation
She left for no good reason.

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Jealous for no good reason, of a man, just a simple man, who has aspirations to rise beyond being a principal and to higher office, like comptroller. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026 Cut nose, spite face But Silicon Valley’s AI dreams are now in jeopardy, and for no good reason. Max Taves, Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2025 Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential. Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 Do people cancel plans with you at the last minute, flake out for no good reason or just go MIA? Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for no good reason

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“For no good reason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20no%20good%20reason. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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