What is "wherefores"

Usage examples of "wherefores".

He seemed to be one of those enthusiastic people whose vocation was also his av6cation, and was more interested in a challenging job than the wherefores of it.

He’ll wear himself out, puzzling through the whys and wherefores of this.

But the whys and whats and wherefores that were continually plunging him into trouble in school began buzzing in his brain.

A part of him wanted to try to make sense of how this effect might work, to puzzle out the whys and wherefores of virtual sirens—he dimly felt there was something crucial to be discovered—but then, as the lure of the music grew a little less, a stronger, deeper emotion took a grip on him, an unexpected mixture of awe and delight.

A part of him wanted to try to make sense of how this effect might work, to puzzle out the whys and wherefores of virtual sirens—he dimly felt there was something crucial to be discovered—but then, as the lure of the music grew a little less, a stronger, deeper emotion took a grip on him, an unexpected mixture of awe and delight.

A part of him wanted to try to make sense of how this effect might work, to puzzle out the whys and wherefores of virtual sirens-he dimly felt there was something crucial to be discovered-but then, as the lure of the music grew a little less, a stronger, deeper emotion took a grip on him, an unexpected mixture of awe and delight.