motive

Example Sentences

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More motive, as it happens, than common sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities haven’t offered a motive for the Dec. 14 attack.

From Los Angeles Times

It accounts not just for the offense and its elements but also for potentially mitigating factors such as whether the person “was an accessory, complicitor, or principal,” along with the person’s “culpability and motive.”

From Slate

“What is their motive? You think they’re staying up nights worrying…? They are not,” Sanders told host Jake Tapper.

From Barron's

Authorities have not identified a motive and do not believe anyone else was involved.

From Los Angeles Times