Thesaurus results for MOTTO

motto

noun

as in proverb

a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto. The Scout motto is "Be prepared."

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Recent Examples on the Web Bedrock in April began using that motto on social media in connection to the Hudson's site. —

Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024 By Judy Berman August 2, 2024 3:00 AM EDT People are our capital is the motto of Pierpoint & Co., the fictional finance giant at the center of the HBO drama Industry. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024 That's the motto scout leader Evan Gilder tries to live by. —

Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 23 July 2024 In the Playbill, Clegg explained that the first words uttered in the performance, McCartney’s school motto (Non nobis solum, Sed toti mundo, nati. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for motto

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