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

Yaoundé, indeed, provides an evocative leitmotif throughout the trilogy: Nganang lovingly explores the city, neighborhood by neighborhood, as some areas flourish and others sink into squalor over time.

From New York Times

It’s one of several leitmotifs attached to specific characters — and the disease itself.

From New York Times

Prosthetics — human inventions that make human boundaries indistinct — are a related leitmotif.

From New York Times

Siegmund’s sword is an important prop in all three acts, and early in the planning, Gerlach suggested that the same sword remain as a kind of Wagnerian leitmotif through the evening; that idea was rejected.

From New York Times