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The phrase "a leitmotif" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in discussions about music, literature, or film to refer to a recurring theme or motif associated with a particular character, idea, or situation.
Example: "In the film, the composer skillfully weaves a leitmotif for the protagonist that underscores their emotional journey."
Alternatives: "a recurring theme" or "a thematic motif".
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Suicide is a leitmotif here.
A leitmotif of this book is overconfidence.
A leitmotif, in other words.
You want a leitmotif, Mr Auteur?
On CBS's "Survivor," rats were a leitmotif.
Expect eery prettiness to be a leitmotif.
For the polymath Sloterdijk, space is a leitmotif.
(That bulb is a leitmotif in his late work).
Youth deviance, though, is a leitmotif of many panics.
Anger is already a leitmotif in this year's presidential campaign.
Relaxing has always been a leitmotif with presidents, of course.
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