leitmotif

Example Sentences

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While most analysts don’t think this means an imminent use of nuclear power, the hints are part of a leitmotif Putin has employed since the beginning of the war.

From Los Angeles Times

That they became a leitmotif on “Sex and the City” didn’t hurt.

From New York Times

That message became a leitmotif throughout Elder’s media career.

From Los Angeles Times

The emotional glue connecting the new communities is frank admissions of vulnerability, failure and mistakes — failure and mistakes being the leitmotif of life with ADHD.

From Washington Post

The result is a long, difficult and, at this point, almost prohibitively costly show to mount; with its intricate echoes and leitmotifs it is also hard to cut.

From New York Times