Thesaurus results for MOTTO

motto

noun

as in proverb

a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto. The Scout motto is "Be prepared."

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Recent Examples of motto That observation, made in a CharlotteFive feature on Brooks’ Sandwich House, could serve as the unofficial motto of a city that has spent the better part of two decades in a full sprint toward the future. —

Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026 Arkansas has become a leader in this anti-democracy celebration, with a Legislature, governor, attorney general, and state Supreme Court not only ready, willing, and able, but downright eager to enact, implement, defend, and uphold legislation designed to make a mockery of our official motto. —

Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026 The Americans’ team motto for this tournament was ‘FOR GLORY’ -- but these guys get plenty of it. —

Greg Cote updated March 17, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 More than a cliché motto of a liberal arts college, this mission statement shapes the entire student experience at Rollins. —

Joseph Pool, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motto

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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?

— Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The rooms The old Japanese proverb ‘*kachou fuugetsu’—*which translates as ‘flower, bird, wind, moon’ evoking a sense of the transient beauty of nature—is a key concept at the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026