raison d'etre

Example Sentences

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So they feel like it is their signature, their raison d’etre.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

It’s a good question, and one that cuts to the core of the new policy’s raison d’etre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2023

“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

Matter’s primary raison d’etre is to make more devices work with more platforms, removing the confusion and chaos that dominates today’s smart home.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2022

Evidently he does not believe in shams, those little conventionalities, nearly all of which have some excellent cause for existence, although we do not always pause to examine into their raison d'etre.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion