mantel

Example Sentences

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After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“What is it with rich people and mallards?” he asks, noting several on a mantel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Phil to take the mantel of the storied New York Philharmonic, his Mahler is neither overly exuberant nor constrained by grief and Berliner decorum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

I climb onto a nearby chair, step up onto the mantel, and lift it from its hook.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black