motif

Example Sentences

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And no matter the motif, she always makes sure her subjects are “playful, sweet and dreamy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The team noted that this hand stencil stands out as a unique variation of a common motif.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Lest we forget, the Iraq War–era jingoism that inflected American pop culture at the time was also a fundamental motif of the 2000s internet.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It shows a red outline of a hand whose fingers were reworked, researchers say, to create a claw-like motif which indicates an early leap in symbolic imagination.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Lovesickness, it would seem, if the repeating motif around this place is any indication.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson