mantra
noun
a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
mantras
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pluralof mantra.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Phil seasons, Dudamel has tirelessly acted on his mantras that we are all one people, that there is only one music and that music education is a human right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Fans dressed in approximations of her floaty ballgowns and 1920s flapper dresses, hollering lyrics like mantras.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Ahead of the speeches, a choir sang as attendees photographed a large panel emblazoned with one of Jackson's mantras "keep hope alive."
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Proximity is power!” he wrote, quoting one of Robbins’s signature mantras, in a caption for the photo snapped at Mar-a-Lago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
I sat in the stands with headphones over my hijab and my eyes closed, focused on my mantras and my breathing.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
