motif
Example Sentences
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Using Arirang as its central motif struck them as too deliberate.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The team noted that this hand stencil stands out as a unique variation of a common motif.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Lest we forget, the Iraq War–era jingoism that inflected American pop culture at the time was also a fundamental motif of the 2000s internet.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
And this was not the only contradiction to the Dublin-black-shawl motif.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing motif
Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 4
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Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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