for one reason or another

English

Adverb

for one reason or another (not comparable)

1. Synonym of for some reason.
   • 1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:

     In 1951, when many people, both patients and doctors, thought that the newly discovered cortisone of Philip Hench was the therapeutic answer to this disease but were for one reason or another unable to obtain it, a paper from Sweden stated that similar results could be obtained by injections of deoxycortone (Doca) and ascorbic acid.

Further reading

• “for one reason or another”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.