Motif in a sentence

Motif, the toolkit on which CDE is built, was released by The Open Group in 2000 as "Open Motif," under a "revenue sharing" license.

The β-meander motif from the outer surface Protein A β-meander motif A simple supersecondary protein topology composed of 2 or more consecutive antiparallel β-strands linked together by hairpin loops.

Wagner made extensive use of leitmotives in his composition (for example, the Grail motif first revealed in the prelude, and the "question" motif first sung by Lohengrin to Elsa).

After the trademark for Ghost Rider’s name and motif expired, Marvel Comics folded the character into their canon.

And then when you look at how they arrive on the island where the game is taking place—they fly in on helicopters like gods coming down from the heavens, which is part of a whole religious motif.

A recent everyday motif is the blowfly - Christensen began collecting dead flies and inspecting them closely, finding them simultaneously attractive and repulsive.

Consider incorporating a visually striking motif or symbol that becomes synonymous with the album, much like 'Chelsea Dagger' became an anthem for the band.

Funnily enough, the Spider-Man motif does more than sharpen the continuity within franchise.

Her reading the sheet of paper is accompanied by a motif of muted trumpets and a trombone; tubular bells, quietly embedded in each scene’s climax, suggest a clock striking, and time running out.

Inspired by the motif of angels, she was drawn towards her own interpretation of the book’s themes and how this coalesced with her art.

It opens with several nighttime views of Atlanta with long-exposure views of car lights creating the familiar paths of white and red, a common motif in news promos and graphics.

It’s made of the thick red, yellow and black wool used in military uniforms, and curators say the tight geometric motif of small squares was similar to woodworking patterns, perhaps an allusion to an activity considered masculine.

One theory posited that the jeans were a hint that Swift's "Taylor's Version" release of her may be coming soon as butterflies were a major motif on the record.

Question cards are given to the performers in real time, a repeated motif that resembles an intergenerational round of Cards Against Humanity.

Sciamma does not restrict the motif of the female gaze to the myth incorporated into the film's central relationship.

That’s a common motif: due to my lack of the Central Belt sound, internationals rarely recognise me as Scottish.

The core of the restaurant was inspired by the Hawaiian voyaging motif, and is adorned with traditionally made items, used for centuries by Hawaiian voyagers for both gathering food and finding their way on the ocean.

The sarong skirt was a recurring motif, as was the lobster, which was strategically placed over the crotch of a draped cream jersey skirt.

The show kept coming back to the motif of a photograph of a lighthouse keeper.

Those pigments were carefully redistributed on the hood to give it van Herpen’s signature “Weaving Water” motif that is inspired by how light hits rippling water.