Mario

[mahr-ee-oh, mar-, mah-ryaw]

noun

1. a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.

Example Sentences

Last month, a similar pattern that pulled moisture north from Tropical Storm Mario triggered dangerous mudslides in the San Bernardino County mountains and flooding in the Inland Empire that killed one child.

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Widespread flood alerts were issued for Southern California as Mario moved north; that hasn’t yet occurred this week.

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Instead of focusing on classes and friendships, children and adolescents in targeted communities are forced to confront issues beyond their years, said Mario Prietto, a psychotherapist at Sylvia Mendez Clinic, a student and family wellness center operated by St. John’s Community Health in Boyle Heights, just east of downtown Los Angeles.

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And in August, the man in charge of the mascot character appeared to take a pop at Mario Kart from the stage of this year's Summer Game Fest.

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Sega is clearly confident in its new game, he says, but there is "an element of leveraging the popularity of Mario Kart".

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