raison d'etre
Example Sentences
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In exchange, the subject’s greatness will be treated as an assumption, the raison d’etre for the book itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023
So they feel like it is their signature, their raison d’etre.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023
“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Granite, granite, everywhere — highlighting the town’s economic raison d’etre and the stone artistry of its residents.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
In this respect the public are like the French Cardinal in the story; and when the famished writer's work fails to entertain them, they are fully justified in doubting his raison d'etre.
From Fielding by Dobson, Austin
