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Meanings of ulterior motive in anglès

A secret, unsaid thought or intention.

Usage of ulterior motive in anglès
1
He had an ulterior motive for strumming fragments of songs, of course.
Assail
2
So yes, I guess you could say I had an ulterior motive.
Karen Memory
3
She couldn't quite shake the suspicion that he had some ulterior motive.
Millionaire's women
4
Unless she has some ulterior motive, I don't understand why she didn't.
The Hunger Pains
5
And don't be fooled: everything that woman does has an ulterior motive.
Unfinished desires: a novel
6
Now he was going to do so, but with an ulterior motive.
Death of a Red Heroine
7
But I also have an ulterior motive-I laughed at Jacob's expression.
For the love of mike
8
She's the only one that loves me unconditionally, without any ulterior motive.
The Guardian
9
There was no telling when the god's ulterior motive might be disclosed.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
10
And, if it's a woman, that one has some mean, ulterior motive.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
11
He's got some ulterior motive, but I can't guess what it is.
White Ashes
12
But one thing has become clear: these Liberty students have no ulterior motive.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
13
They do this in all honesty and with no ulterior motive.
If You're Going to Live in the Country
14
But the ulterior motive was simply to excite the Dutch party against him.
Cecil Rhodes, Man and Empire-Maker
15
And I'll admit I had a bit of an ulterior motive.
House of Steel
16
She was not conscious as she made her petitions of any ulterior motive.
The Tin Soldier
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Ulterior motive through the time
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common