ulterior
Example Sentences
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The law doesn’t allow ulterior motives to infect plan investments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Jones began to suspect that she’d had a previously undetected ulterior motive for moving her book to the past.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
In the end, staying friends only works if both people have truly accepted the end of the relationship, and neither has an ulterior motive, she adds.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Many locals, she said, fear the company has ulterior motives and may one day seize their land.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
“Don’t say that. You haven’t found out about my ulterior motives yet.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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