raisons d'être
- plural of raison d'être.
Example Sentences
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The preservation movement continues to muddle the distinction between its various raisons d’être: historic significance, aesthetic value, community.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2019
With even more for audiences to cheer in “The Last Jedi,” the new “Star Wars” focus on inclusive storytelling has crystallized into one of the most refreshing and powerful raisons d'être of the franchise’s rebirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2017
And the festival’s founder, Robert Redford, had a lot of thoughts, as always, on the topics of storytelling and cinematic diversity – Sundance’s raisons d’être.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2015
"But all the cast members fulfill their raisons d’être, which is to sling a whole lot of mud in the nicest possible way," it added.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2014
Cameron presently discovered that the Tákwá ridge is nearer Axim than Dixcove is, and that the line would pass within easy distance of Kinyanko, one of its raisons d'être.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
