motives

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for Gates said he “was not aware of the nature of the relationship between Walker and Epstein, their shared motives, or the details of their history together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Most of those who replied to his post agreed that a request for an Uber is unreasonable and that his date’s motives were financial.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“Detectives are evaluating all potential motives for the assault, including whether the incident may have had a political component; however, we have not developed evidence to support that conclusion,” Escondido Police Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Over 1,200 companies were taking part in the expo, according to organisers, plying their wares to the tens of thousands of attendees there for a startling variety of motives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Beneath the entangling personal motives, the debate is one of the oldest in the Western philosophical tradition, between nomos and physis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann