ma

Example Sentences

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"Good afternoon ma, I have not seen the hospital items"

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

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

“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Cuz she’s thinking about how her own parents also came here with hope like my ma.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness