How to Use motto in a Sentence
motto
noun
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My motto has always been: Use the right tool for the right job.
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Laura Daily,
Washington Post,
24 May 2022
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Her motto was to look out the window, and not in the mirror.
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oregonlive,
26 Sep. 2020
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The next step is seeking new designs to the seal and motto.
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From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports,
USA TODAY,
19 May 2022
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That’s the motto of the Olympics, which was supposed to be in its first full week right now.
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National Geographic,
27 July 2020
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The center's motto is to shine one corner of the world.
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Bisma Parvez,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Dec. 2019
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For her, that motto continues to sum up the ethos of the event.
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2024
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That’s been my motto for the last few years, and it’s been working well for me.
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Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2024
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The motto for the Knicks this season has remained the same: next man up.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2024
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The state seal picks also showcase stars and the motto.
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Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Nov. 2023
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That's the motto scout leader Evan Gilder tries to live by.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe,
NBC News,
23 July 2024
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Our goal is a state championship, and that’s what the motto is, to get to that.
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Dominique Yates,
The Courier-Journal,
9 Sep. 2020
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The revamp forced one other change in St. Ann: the motto.
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Kimberly Kindy,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Sep. 2022
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Kiester, who was born on March 4, took the date as a motto to march forth in life.
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Kelly Smith,
Star Tribune,
15 Oct. 2020
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Well Is the Best Revenge (an apt motto for the couple).
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Véronique Hyland,
ELLE,
7 Dec. 2022
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To Dave Green, protect and serve was more than a motto.
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BostonGlobe.com,
28 June 2021
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As a matter of fact, the Oasis motto reads: Bring life to your space.
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Gina Mayfield,
Dallas News,
20 Mar. 2023
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He’s worn the hat to every playoff game this year and calls it his motto for the team.
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Stephanie Casanova,
chicagotribune.com,
13 Oct. 2021
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But the motto pushed by the Buckeyes lately isn’t #scheme.
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Doug Lesmerises,
cleveland,
25 Nov. 2019
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That desire to continue, the will to win, that’s the Raider motto.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 Nov. 2020
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The new motto for mindset science, then, seems to be this: tone down the hype and hone the details.
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Lydia Denworth,
Scientific American,
12 Aug. 2019
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All for one and one for all might be your motto as this week commences.
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Magi Helena,
oregonlive,
7 June 2020
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She’s strived to live by that motto ever since his death.
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Valentina Valentini,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Nov. 2023
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Gives new meaning to the Facebook motto: Move fast and break things.
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Andy Kessler,
WSJ,
26 Feb. 2023
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The motto for my brand has always been don't be afraid to be yourself.
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Priscilla Rodriguez,
Allure,
21 Dec. 2020
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The new motto isn't the only change the Superman universe has seen in the last week.
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Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
16 Oct. 2021
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Destroy anything in their way, that’s the Colts’ new motto up front.
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Joel A. Erickson,
The Indianapolis Star,
30 Apr. 2022
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Each of the 12 zodiac signs is shown with a bird, flower, gem, motto and its place in the sky.
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Washington Post,
27 Oct. 2021
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Winning is the only thing that matters, as the club’s motto says.
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Emmet Gates,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2023
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White said that the motto for every stunt person is that you will get hurt, but the goal is never to get injured.
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Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Sep. 2024
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The slashing up-and-down motto of the first movement had the rough finish of a Bartók ostinato.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2024
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