motivator

Example Sentences

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Self-will is a powerful motivator, and it may have served you well up until now.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

That’s the greatest motivator for what he does.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Koerner had Daisy as a motivator, along with a figure-things-out mentality from running an investigations and fraud-prevention company that deals with government agencies and multiple businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Beyond money, Europe’s looming regulatory push is a motivator to move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

There was another motivator; Terryl remembered her mother-in- law, Alan’s mother, as someone who “didn’t get out of bed, because all she wanted to do was watch TV.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel