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driving force
noun as in ax to grind
noun as in motive power
Example Sentences
The driving force of the stock selloff on Thursday was the rapid repricing of expectations of a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
The tight bonds that Highland Avenue bred are a driving force behind the rebuilding efforts.
Demand from insurers has broadly been a driving force in the credit markets.
The closest she comes to a political philosophy, a driving force that explains her career, is “I want to keep people safe and help them thrive.”
And the researchers' digital scans of the skulls that they studied will allow them to answer more questions about the evolutionary driving forces behind domestication.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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