Examples of 'what was the matter' in a sentence

Meaning of "what was the matter"

The phrase 'what was the matter' is a question used to inquire about the cause or reason for a problem, concern, or issue. It is a way of asking what the problem or what went wrong in a particular situation

How to use "what was the matter" in a sentence

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what was the matter
First she asked what was the matter.
What was the matter with him there.
I will tell you what was the matter.
I asked her what was the matter and she simply responded that she missed her mother.
I just did not know what was the matter.
I asked you what was the matter but you did not answer me.
Leo ambled in to see what was the matter.
Knowing what was the matter with him.
I begged him to tell me what was the matter.
I asked him what was the matter and he just ran off.
He asked the prisoner what was the matter.
Know what was the matter til I saw him hanging there and I ran and got a ladder.
Harris asked what was the matter.
I heard a commotion and peeked down the stairs to see what was the matter.
I wondered what was the matter and stopped.

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I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
I know what was the matter.
We rushed over immediately to see what was the matter.
He asked me what was the matter with me.
We all get up and go outside see what was the matter.
I asked him what was the matter with him.
Then my mother came in and asked me what was the matter.
And asked what was the matter.
All the relatives came right away to see what was the matter.
I wondered what was the matter.
Just then a traveller came past and asked them what was the matter.
I asked her what was the matter.
It took a while for the doctors to figure out what was the matter.
I asked him what was the matter.
I must have said something because she asked me what was the matter.
He asked me what was the matter.
Amy came running out of her bedroom to see what was the matter.
To see what was the matter.
I sprang out of the house to see what was the matter.
She came to see what was the matter before obeying.
The doctor came in twenty minutes later and asked her what was the matter.
Nobody thinks about what was the matter was in the beginning.
His father heard him crying and came outside to see what was the matter.
And you asked him what was the matter and he answered you in a bad manner.
Wild called out to know what was the matter.
What was the matter with your other one?
He wanted to know what was the matter.
What was the matter with using the tender?
When she inquired what was the matter.
What was the matter with slamming the boot?
Jenny ran down to see what was the matter.
What was the matter with everybody this afternoon?
He asked a soldier what was the matter.
What was the matter with him driving him?
It still depends upon what was the matter with him.

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