Example Sentences

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Thus man’s fortunes are destined to be violent and comic, as is the case with Hazel Motes, a Tennessee war veteran who in “Wise Blood” founds a revivalist church based on the denial of God.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Frustratingly, they almost squander the goodwill, continuing the set with the 2010 album track Dust Motes and an obscure b-side, The Lake.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

“He said, ‘You know, we lived the salt life,’” Mr. Motes recalled.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Motes says that increasing the number of spare parts customers can buy online is “something we are working on right now.”

From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021

I would like to know what became of Mr. Motes; I could not see his face.

From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.