motto
Example Sentences
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“He was inspired by Herb Ryman and that was Herb’s motto: ‘Just keep drawing.’
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a grueling schedule, but they cling to Louis Jr.’s motto — “We’ll sleep in January” — because this business is in their blood.
From Los Angeles Times
Iryna Terekh is the chief technical officer of Fire Point – one of Ukraine's largest drone and missile manufacturers whose Latin motto translates to "if not us, then who".
From BBC
The motto of the Central Intelligence Agency’s covert operations division, the Special Activities Center, is tertia optio, or third option, neither combat nor negotiation.
Her motto might well be “no guts, no glory.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.