ma

Example Sentences

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"Right ma, love ya. I'll see you soon."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

The 68-year-old ma capsized his sailboat in the marina basin and was attempting to swim to shore with his boat when witnesses saw him go under the water, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Half a century later in L.A., the 1950s geometric abstractions of John McLaughlin are especially notable, exploiting the Japanese principle of spatial intervals known as ma.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

His traveling show, “Ma: Space/Time in Japan,” which came to the Cooper Hewitt in New York in 1979, introduced the Japanese concept of ma.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

“I’d be awful at acting. My ma says that I’ve never learned to control my emotions.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu