leitmotif

Example Sentences

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While most analysts don’t think this means an imminent use of nuclear power, the hints are part of a leitmotif Putin has employed since the beginning of the war.

From Los Angeles Times

The leitmotifs are always the same: Russia is surrounded by enemies.

From Washington Post

The Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko is quoted expanding on the idea, arguing that “a leitmotif of Ukrainian literature, historiography, and philosophy is opposition to the centralized idea of state and universe.”

From Washington Post

Both terrified and tantalized by that first cinematic obsession as a child, Calva discovered the power of audiovisual storytelling in the unnerving leitmotif of the villainous wolf.

From New York Times

The leitmotif of this film is the hypnotizing sound of a ticking stopwatch.

From New York Times