raison d'etre
Example Sentences
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My raison d’etre for living is him, to take care of him, to protect him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
His theoretical death has therefore long been the HBO show’s raison d’etre, even if it became increasingly unthinkable over the course of its crisp but repetitive seasons.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Their report made it clear that the boy's reiterated family history was a fabrication—the raison d'etre of which is still in doubt.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William
