Sentence examples of "motive" in English

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Translations: all8 motiv6 beweggrund1 other translations1
What's his motive for committing murder? Was ist sein Motiv Mord zu begehen?
Now we are better able to understand their motive. Jetzt sind wir eher in der Lage ihre Motive zu verstehen.
Nobody seemed to have a motive for the murder. Niemand schien ein Motiv für den Mord zu haben.
The motive for the murder is not yet known. Das Motiv des Mörders ist noch nicht bekannt.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire? Was war sein Motiv, das Haus in Brand zu setzen?
Friendship in itself is something very vague and even in cases of same-sex friendships, it takes many shapes and is brought on by many different motives. Freundschaft ist ansich ein unbestimmter Begriff, selbst bei gleichgeschlechtlichen Freundschaften nimmt sie vielfältige Formen an und entsteht aus den verschiedensten Motiven.
Tom can't understand Mary's motives. Tom kann Marys Beweggründe nicht verstehen.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder. Das Mordmotiv war Eifersucht.
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