motto

Example Sentences

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"I always say to people, do what scares you," she says of her personal motto.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The meticulous sonic approach brings to mind some of the lush ’80s work from the German jazz and experimental label ECM, whose motto is “The Most Beautiful Sound Next to Silence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Such talk rattles many here who grew up in a country where government buildings still bear the revolutionary motto: “Homeland or death, we will prevail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

“Out with the old mess, in with the new” is the reality genre’s unspoken motto, but let’s think about what that means here.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The motto seems to be, If you can’t grow your own, supervise somebody else’s.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver