How to Use mama in a Sentence
mama
noun- I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself.
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Maybe the ex babysits so mama can have a date night with her butch heartthrob.
— Lily Burana, Marie Claire, 15 Feb. 2019 -
There were a lot of earth-mama hippie girls who knew how to do that stuff.
— Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 28 May 2019 -
This proud mama loves helping people overcome their fears and find joy in the sky.
— Danielle Williams, SELF, 20 May 2019 -
And on some occasions, put yours, your mama’s, and your sister’s blowouts to shame.
— Shalwah Evans, Essence, 7 June 2019 -
Not too long after that, this cute 2-year-old gray and white kitty became a mama to six babies.
— Arizona Republic, azcentral, 7 June 2019 -
April's now the proud mama of five giraffe babies and will be retired from her zoo's propagation program.
— Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 June 2019 -
Such a beautiful route including a mama bear and two cubs running along the countryside.
— Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, 15 Mar. 2019 -
The mama matched her makeup to her emerald green sparkly gown using Pat Mcgrath Labs products.
— Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 7 May 2019 -
The conditions here seem especially hospitable to mama polar bears.
— National Geographic, 26 Mar. 2019 -
But little Luna’s hamster is alive and well, according to a post by mama Chrissy Teigen.
— Alejandra Salazar, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2019 -
My mama has always said there’s nothing more interesting than an interested human.
— Yara Shahidi, Teen Vogue, 14 Jan. 2019 -
An infant can’t object to a soft-filtered selfie with mama; a toddler won’t know if their tantrum becomes a topic of online commiseration.
— Caitlin Gibson, Twin Cities, 5 June 2019 -
An infant can't object to a soft-filtered selfie with mama; a toddler won't know if their tantrum becomes a topic of online commiseration.
— Caitlin Gibson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2019 -
The fourth trimester is all about taking care of the mama.
— Eden Grinshpan, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2024 -
And so the poor kid had to carry on with life, with no mama.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2022 -
For when your mama’s not there to take away your phone.
— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2021 -
That’s the schools, the principals, the teachers, the mama, the daddy.
— Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023 -
In her hands, Brenda is a mama bear not to be messed with.
— Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 -
The mama cat had abandoned the litter of five newborns in the heavy rain.
— Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021 -
But mama would have bought me the coat, since my brother asked.
— Svetlana Alexievich, Vox, 12 July 2019 -
Gift it to a plant mama along with a plant pot and seeds to grow something new this spring.
— Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023 -
This mama’s heart is happy and full of love for them both.
— Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2019 -
Even the mama, who in the beginning bit and scratched and was a little scary.
— New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 -
Here’s a roundup of some whiskeys that will make your mama happy.
— Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 8 May 2021 -
Heck, show up at your mama friend’s house with a bottle of wine and hold the baby for a while.
— Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2022 -
The best fake plants take all the stress (and guilt) out of plant mama status but can still be a nice way to spruce up a home.
— Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 11 May 2021 -
Here, a look at the young, up-and-coming models who get it from their mamas.
— Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Which takes us back to the beginning: What happens when a leather mama and a latex daddy fall in love?
— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 -
The new photo shows Leo laughing with his mama while Darius can be seen smiling big for the camera.
— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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