How do you use Motu in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Motu in a sentence
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Motu meaning
A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.
Using Motu
- The main meaning on this page is: A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll.
- In the example corpus, motu often appears in combinations such as: suo motu, motu case, motu proprio.
Context around Motu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Motu
- In this selection, "motu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suo, include, covered, case, cognisance and tabu stand out and add context to how "motu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include taken suo motu cognisance of and took suo motu cognisance of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "motu" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with motu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That’s when released his “motu proprio” Traditionis custodes. (9 words)
Access to Cook Island, Motu Tabu and Motu Upua was restricted. (11 words)
The commission took suo motu cognisance of media reports and issued the notice. (13 words)
The central agency’s was registered on Monday on the basis of a provision in the NIA Act of 2008 which allows the Centre to order the agency to register a suo motu case even without a reference or receipt of information from the state government. (46 words)
It had taken suo-motu cognisance of the high court judge's alleged objectionable comments against a woman lawyer during the court proceedings in a case and his reference to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" in another. (40 words)
Islets (motus) in the lagoon include Motu Tabu (convert) with its Pisonia forest and the shrub-covered Motu Upua (also called Motu Upou or Motu Upoa, convert) at the northern side, and Ngaontetaake (convert) at the eastern side. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Islets (motus) in the lagoon include Motu Tabu (convert) with its Pisonia forest and the shrub-covered Motu Upua (also called Motu Upou or Motu Upoa, convert) at the northern side, and Ngaontetaake (convert) at the eastern side.
Access to Cook Island, Motu Tabu and Motu Upua was restricted.
A bone of contention arose among top judges during proceedings on Wednesday, with Justice Mandokhail questioning the “order of the court” in the suo motu proceedings relating to the March 1 judgement on elections.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Mini Pushkarna was dealing with a suo motu case registered in 2005, as per a news report published in the Delhi Age titled “92 -year-old is Tihar undertrial”.
After the 2013 Kedarnath tragedy, the supreme court had taken suo motu cognizance of the matter and formed a committee, he said.
Article 175/2 of the Constitution gives the court powers to conduct a hearing, he said, adding earlier a suo motu notice had been fixed for hearing under his bench.
Earlier, initiating a suo motu case in the wake of the boat tragedy, the Kerala High Court had observed that the responsibility and onus of the officials and authorities are тАЬno lesserтАЭ than that of the boat operators.
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) has taken suo motu cognisance of garbage burning incidents reported in leisure valleys situated in BRS Nagar (opposite DAV school) and Sarabha nagar.
That’s when released his “motu proprio” Traditionis custodes.
The HC will hear the suo motu PIL and other pleas next on December 11.
The meeting also follows a press conference by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in which he accused the superior judiciary of constituting “selective” benches for suo-motu notices.
This is also the first occasion where India’s anti-dumping watchdog has initiated three suo-motu investigations at one go against China,” a senior government official said.
A Suo Motu case was admitted by the Supreme Court on the letter addressed by Manoj Tibrewal complaining of the demolition of his ancestral house and shop located in ward no.16 in Mohalla Hamidnagar.
It had taken suo-motu cognisance of the high court judge's alleged objectionable comments against a woman lawyer during the court proceedings in a case and his reference to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" in another.
It was registered only after the high court took suo motu cognisance of Sharma’s e-mail.
Just 48 hours after the incident in Sendhwa, judge Tiwari took suo motu cognizance of the case.
The central agency’s was registered on Monday on the basis of a provision in the NIA Act of 2008 which allows the Centre to order the agency to register a suo motu case even without a reference or receipt of information from the state government.
The commission took suo motu cognisance of media reports and issued the notice.
The Itanagar bench of the Gauhati High Court on July 21 took suo-motu action and cancelled a bail granted to Bagra by a lower court.
While two bishops did not see any positive aspects, almost all agree that the application of the motu proprio has had a calming effect.
Common combinations with motu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: