motto

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 Per Brennan Marion’s longtime motto, the Sac State first-year coach went with the hot hand, which still belongs to former Hornets backup to sudden steady starter Cardell Williams. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The latest state commission tasked with coming up with recommendations for a new state flag, seal, and motto unveiled three finalists for a seal late last month. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 Their new team motto, ‘More is Required,’ is one of their motivators to push themselves further in the tournament this year in hopes of bringing home the Gophers’ first national championship since the 2015-16 season. Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 Cool heads, the unofficial motto of the Sheinbaum Administration’s approach to Trump, seem to be prevailing. Alex González Ormerod, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motto
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Noun
  • On the other hand, perhaps this is one of those rare and unforeseen opportunities that give rise to the proverb of no guts, no glory.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For centuries, the proverb has reminded us that seeing is believing.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The architect of the Phillies has a saying.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Little sayings like that get you through the rough patches.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Before that, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon — the other three of the four Mousquetaires of French men’s tennis — have sent Monfils off into his last season with some kind words.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One-word answers litter the path toward your desperate, fumbling attempt to get away.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And how does Simonson feel about my own Martini maxim: that it must be served with an odd number of olives, while an even number represents the apocalypse.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Sonicare brushing app is proof that this maxim couldn’t be truer.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, as Cleveland tore through the league last season, the players responded to most of the milestones reached with a collective shrug and worn axioms about nothing mattering until the playoffs.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But is that axiom true if someone's only gone a few hours?
    David Oliver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ellison has articulated a plan that calls for CBS News to work harder to reach center-left and center-right viewers, and become a place known for facts and truth.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Honest truth this goin back and forth about kids is really draining my energy.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Motto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motto. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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