ulterior motive

Example Sentences

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But, he added, “friendship was Tom’s art, really. He was unlimited in his wish and ability to help people in the broad area of film, and he did it without any ulterior motive, which is not common in the movie world.”

From New York Times

“A feeling of helplessness settles in when you promote all these practices, but part of the community feels antagonistic at your efforts or feels you have an ulterior motive,” said Alison Krompf, deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health.

From Seattle Times

In the Archdiocese’s chancery, a block away from soaring St. James Cathedral on First Hill, Mueggenborg said the Archdiocese has no ulterior motive.

From Seattle Times

If you can't do this without harboring even a tiny little mosquito buzz of an ulterior motive of predicting the size of the estate, then don't do it at all.

From Washington Post

“Seeing that and normalizing that has really helped, too, because a company can say whatever it wants and put in some policies, but if you don’t actually feel like you’re allowed to use that time, then it’s not really going to do much — like presenting a meditation app. If nobody’s using it, or if you’re not encouraging it, it can feel like there’s an ulterior motive.”

From Seattle Times