Sentence examples for used to why from inspiring English sources

When farmers want to drink kava and are not interested in farming more than they are used to, why would they?

In Essai, spatial economic theory was used to derive why markets occupied the geographical area they did and why costs varied across different markets.

The relationship was used to explain why the finger did not widen behind the tip, and why, upon re-infiltration, water followed the previously established path.

I used to wonder why so many voters seem uninterested in the foreclosed and jobless, why poor people seem politically passive.

It is used to explain why knowledge production is localized, cumulative and path-dependent, and therefore why designers, design teams, firms and regions differ in their technological performance.

I used to think, Why haven't I got anybody?

"You know, scientists used to ask, Why do we sleep?

"People used to ask: 'Why would you ride a bike?

As my mother used to say, Why look like everybody else?

"Michael used to say, 'Why don't we just rope off the living room?' " she said.

He can't move the way he used to, and why should he?