everything happens for a reason
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English
47
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
proverb
Used for consolation, possibly self-consolation, after someone has experienced something unfavorable or unpleasant, and hence an encouragement to make the best of the situation.
Example Sentences
- "I also believe that everything happens for a reason, so as the tears and self-pity subsided, I knew that there must be another way in which my newfound knowledge and Punch's sparkling desire to perform could be utilized."
- "Okay, everything happens for a reason. All is for the good. Only fear G-d. All the Chassidic dictums about life were racing through my mind."
- "As she put it, “I keep telling myself,'everything HAPPENS for a reason. 'So, I mean I think everything happens for a reason, and hopefully something positive will come out of it."
- "Louise Wilson notes that everything happens for a reason. She believes the adversity she has faced in her life only serves to make her stronger."
- "Everything happens for a reason. I don't think I would be alive if I did not have that hope."
- "At that moment this incredible feeling of peace came over me, and I was filled with a belief that everything happens for a reason. I realized that I lost my job for a reason, and I needed to trust that everything would work out."