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Example sentences for: raison

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

In 1917, the raison d'etre of Modern Library was to offer cheap reprints of European fiction.
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.”
“But, à propos, I thought I was your raison d'être, ever since you saw me au naturel.
It enjoys life not only as an interjection but also as a noun ("The movie's real duh of a raison d'être"-- Village Voice ) and an adjective ("That's so duh you've got to smile"-- Los Angeles Times ). Bummer , one 1960s word that really did get its start in the '60s drug culture, is also proving its hardiness, a testament both to the term's euphony and to the ubiquity of bummers in the world at large.
Inside eukaryotic cells there is a massive protein complex called the proteasome whose raison d'être is to remove unnecessary proteins by breaking them down into short peptides.