Examples of motivate in a Sentence
No one knows what motivated him to act in such a violent way.
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Today, motivated by his own experience with the common dementia, Gates — who serves as chair of the Gates Foundation — is committed to working toward a cure for the common dementia, which currently affects more than seven million Americans, or one in nine people over 65.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
An attack motivated by someone's political views is not considered a hate crime under federal law.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
What replaced them was the integration of Greenland into the Danish state, motivated by the belief that the island’s Inuit community needed the protection of the Danish state.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
The push from the opposite side of the sport is not the only thing motivating her.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
An attack motivated by someone's political views is not considered a hate crime under federal law.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
What replaced them was the integration of Greenland into the Danish state, motivated by the belief that the island’s Inuit community needed the protection of the Danish state.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
The push from the opposite side of the sport is not the only thing motivating her.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for motivate
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“Motivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motivate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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motivate
verb
mo·ti·vate
ˈmōt-ə-ˌvāt 
motivated; motivating
: to provide with a reason for doing something : induce
Medical Definition
motivate
transitive verb
mo·ti·vate
ˈmōt-ə-ˌvāt
motivated; motivating
: to provide with a motive or serve as a motive for
motivate patients to change unhealthy lifestyles
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