mantra
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- noun
- /ˈmæntrə/
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mantra
- Whenever I feel overwhelmed, I repeat my favorite mantra to stay focused.
- repeat the mantra
- mantra meditation
- become a mantra
I mean, we hear the the, the mantra of testing, testing, testing.
- I mean, we hear the the, the mantra of testing, testing, testing.
- I implemented my little mantra, don't think, just do.
- And that is really sort of the mantra of the narcissistic relationship.
- Remember the mantra you can't win.
- I like having a mantra, a theme for the year.
- This is the central mantra of my life.
- We had as our mantra, constitutional policing.
- By the way, the mantra I use is I am lucky.
- I think the best mantra that I've got is This is why you're here.
- You start doing your mantras in the mirror every day.
Examples
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And she developed a mantra to help her with her stage fright.
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In his second inaugural address, Nixon repeated his mantra for a "lasting peace."
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And I just kept that mantra in my head through it all.
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This is the central mantra of my life.
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By the way, the mantra I use is I am lucky.
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It's sort of become my mantra these past few days.
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I like having a mantra, a theme for the year.
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The encouraging mantra is this: half the job of democracy is just showing up.
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We had as our mantra, constitutional policing.
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Think Taco Bell's been living by that mantra for years now.
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Etymology
Mantra comes from Sanskrit where man- means 'mind' or 'to think' and -tra means 'tool' or 'instrument', so a mantra is like a 'tool for the mind'. That's why people repeat a mantra to focus in meditation or to motivate themselves.