motivation

Example Sentences

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But as Marvin, Leander and Tom's experiences show, a man's motivation for looksmaxxing can be as much about how he sees himself as about how others see him.

From BBC

While he has since expressed other motivations for the war, Crump said targeting the island's oil infrastructure was "difficult" as it would destroy the country's economic lifeline for a long period of time.

From BBC

"I have lost all motivation for anything," she says, "besides trying to raise a decent human being in this messed up world."

From BBC

If getting ahead of the competition were the motivation, the move might be aimed specifically at staying ahead of any supply chain shocks, Carden added.

From Barron's

But the question of how we get there means everything, and all this straight-line script can devise in terms of motivation is to have characters give up creating fake drama.

From The Wall Street Journal