animating force

Example Sentences

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But the quest to recreate that one sound proved to be the animating force of his life.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

But, really, the animating force in the region is the UAE, the architect of “no-problem” foreign policy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

I’ve been trying to cut to, like, the animating force here, and I think that distrust is at the heart of it.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2023

The new sequel to that podcast, “Once Upon a Time...at Bennington College,” claims Sherman Oaks-bred “Less Than Zero” author Bret Easton Ellis as one of its central figures and its key animating force.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Instead, I sank my energy into being the sole animating force in my little common-area universe.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama