motto
noun
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
mottoes
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pluralof motto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The team writing the mottoes for next year’s batch of Sweethearts has already developed a new theme aimed at that demographic sweet spot.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
He has outfitted it with solar panels and inscribed it with positive mottoes, including “Always Be Compassion” scrawled across the hood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
We’ve broken quietude in new ways, re-examined what we thought we knew, carried phrases as mottoes, or leverage.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
The company mottoes, which also include “Join Forces” and “Win Fair,” were written by a woman who previously worked at Coach.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
It became one of Elizebeth’s favorite mottoes, too.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
