mantra

Example Sentences

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Dominick Perrotta, an insurance adjuster who cared for his dying mom, repeated this mantra every time a negative thought popped into his head: “This is not helpful.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's the way we play," is a mantra of this England team and it is one of their failings.

From BBC

Maybe the "us against the world" mantra is something that can drive the team on towards the heights that they have so far been unable to get to.

From BBC

His father’s parting words to him became his life’s mantra: “Every day do your best, learn something new and make a new friend.”

From Seattle Times

That's the mantra of UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson, who goes against the grain of most fighters and opts to "beat them with kindness".

From BBC