raison d'être
Example Sentences
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In exchange, the subject’s greatness will be treated as an assumption, the raison d’etre for the book itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
His theoretical death has therefore long been the HBO show’s raison d’etre, even if it became increasingly unthinkable over the course of its crisp but repetitive seasons.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
The pit was the main show, the raison d'etre of all.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
