mantra
Example Sentences
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My business partner, who graduated from DePauw University in Indiana and worked hard through his four years, had a mantra: “Not bad for a 2.2 GPA from DePauw.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Who knows where we will be in October" is a mantra you hear from folk in government.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Antonio Villaraigosa’s closing remarks made a mantra out of “Dream with me,” a slogan he used back when he was L.A. mayor — that was 13 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“The most salient point is that ‘anything but China’ and the whole mantra of ‘China is uninvestible’ died,” said says Louis Gave, co-founder of Gavekal.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
A secret mantra that she could use to choose a lover from among the gods.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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