Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

mantra

[man-truh, mahn-, muhn-] / ˈmæn trə, ˈmɑn-, ˈmʌn- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Silicon Valley’s mantra for decades has been smaller, cheaper, faster, better.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Still, SpaceX continues to dominate the global space launch market, thanks to its partially reusable Falcon rockets, and has made risk-taking its mantra.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Car making is still seen as central to countries' sovereign manufacturing capability – in the old days the mantra was: "What's good for General Motors is good for America."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In addition, Treasury straying away from its “regular and predictable” mantra could increase term premium in the long run, says Molly Brooks, research strategist at TD Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

I repeated it to myself like a mantra.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

Mingled with her dealmaking stories are mantras aimed at ambitious readers: “The pressure can crush you or turn you into the diamond version of yourself: hard and brilliant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

And two others, “No Fear” and “Happy With You,” repeat lyrics like mantras as the music builds around them, filling up over 11 minutes of music with just two stanzas of words.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

These mantras helped me visualize the future, to see myself winning.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




Vocabulary lists containing mantra


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training