raison d'être
Example Sentences
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My raison d’etre for living is him, to take care of him, to protect him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Granite, granite, everywhere — highlighting the town’s economic raison d’etre and the stone artistry of its residents.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
The existence of the readership is the raison d'etre of a free-sheeter.
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