sinister motive
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsinisterandmotive
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sinister
adjective
uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.stər/us/ˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/
making you feel that something bad or evil ...
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motive
noun[C]
uk/ˈməʊ.tɪv/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
a reason for ...
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(Definition ofsinisterandmotivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is nosinistermotiveor hidden agenda.
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I have explained that on those two biggest items of increase there is nosinistermotiveat all.
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I wondered whether there was anysinistermotivebehind the proposal.
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I see nosinistermotivein that company structure.
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I hope no one will think there is anysinistermotivein my coming here to-day in uniform.
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I cannot for my own part conceive how anysinistermotivecould possibly be imagined for withholding the letter from the correspondence.
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My point is that an exceptional position is claimed for these freemen for somesinistermotive.
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Since then, he has been reflecting about it, and has tried to find some ulterior and almostsinistermotivebehind the figure selected by me.
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But there is an even moresinistermotive.
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It really seems on rather the same principle that asinistermotiveis attributed to these words.
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There have been many attempts made to discover somesinistermotiveunderlying this proposal.
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That is why the paper has been delayed—there is nosinistermotive.
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Is there not somesinistermotivebehind their appeal?
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I miss out one part, not for anysinistermotivebut because of lack of time.
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I do not believe that those words have been included from anysinistermotive.
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We still feel that there must be somesinistermotivebehind this.
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Have those been taken into account, or is there some moresinistermotivebehind all this?
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I was not attributing anysinistermotiveto the unit.
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