Words similar to raison

Example sentences for: raison

How can you use “raison” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I therefore went out to try to find one in the hope that the object might reveal its raison d'être.
In 1917, the raison d'etre of Modern Library was to offer cheap reprints of European fiction.
“But, à propos, I thought I was your raison d'être, ever since you saw me au naturel.
In a subcategory called “Extreme, outrageous and offensive calls,” the authors refer to “a new genre of phone-ins [in the US] whose whole raison d'être is for the presenter to pour abuse on those who call.”
The most common problem is that the company loses touch with the creativity and technical wizardry that were once its raison d'être, often because of the exit of the founders and key technical staff.