inspiration
Example Sentences
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Now he’ll be able to remember his brother as motivation and inspiration and the family can rally around him as they try to heal from a tragedy they had no control over.
From Los Angeles Times
Bickerstaff implemented the aggressive strategy, drawing inspiration from the Pistons’ past “Bad Boys” teams.
That’s by design, says Mero, who cites the ornately romanticized vibe and color palette of the Los Angeles Theatre as prime inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times
"I think the inspiration from them came of, 'Oh, that's how I want to feel when I'm on stage'. And then that led to the kind of music I was making."
From BBC
She suggested it did a "good enough" job of mixing its various inspirations without surpassing any of them.
From BBC
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