motive
Example Sentences
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Officials said they still had no clear understanding of the motive behind the shooting.
From Barron's
Authorities have yet to release a motive for the incident.
From Salon
Nor was a motive immediately clear.
From BBC
Around the world, everyone from diplomats to amateur sleuths chased the usual questions of means and motive.
When I wrote my inaugural list of Rules for Thanksgiving Family Touch Football, my motive was simple: A quick holiday weekend column to avoid writing about the Michigan-Ohio State football game.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
