Sentence examples for motives include from inspiring English sources

Common motives include the rejection of marriage proposals or sexual advances.

Possible motives include saving Sophia from her clutches, theft, and justice.

Whether his motives include fostering fear to justify greater executive power or intimidating certain American communities, they undermine American values.

Some of the motives include the desire to gain a better understanding of other languages and an enthusiasm for Roman culture and ancient history.

Their motives include "fear of crime and others," Low writes, as well as desire for security and "niceness," but the main anxiety is disappearing from the middle class altogether.

Even the Met, whose attendance last year was four and a half million, is courting contemporary artists these days, doing shows of Robert Rauschenberg and Kara Walker, among others, and it is no secret that its motives include bringing in even larger crowds.

The officials said investigators were still looking into additional motives, including possible workplace tensions over religion.

Others believe that motives included not just misery and revenge, but also a grim pragmatism.

The police said all possible motives, including reports of a feud among the immigrants, remained under examination.

Mr. Abhyankar of the Ministry of External Affairs suggested a mixture of motives, including revenge and a desire for notoriety.

The motive, said the police authorities, appears to be financial, but they say they are continuing to explore other motives, including anti-Semitism.