How to Use mascot in a Sentence

mascot

noun
  • The team had a mountain lion as their mascot.
  • The team's two mascots, The Man-nanas, stood on top of the dugout to hype up fans.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2023
  • The school's mascot was on hand, too, to cheer Kotb on from the Plaza.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
  • At the end of the game, though, the mascot will disappear and the winning player will, well, eat it.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The hats are meta, because the mascots are hats themselves.
    Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • But for now, the wait for the next great mascot game to play with the kids (or just your drunk buddies) begins.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
  • The statue is still on display in the studio and has become a mascot for the show.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • Big Red lost, and the team had a tough conversation with the mascot that week.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Fudgie the Whale wasn’t initially produced to be a mascot for the 90-year-old brand.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 June 2024
  • The board at the time also opted to change a middle school's mascot.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
  • Efforts to stop wind turbines off the Atlantic coast have a new mascot: the whale.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2023
  • North Texas' nickname is the Mean Green, and its mascot is an eagle.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The name reflected what the shop sold and the owner's desire for a mascot.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Part of that vibe is the brand’s unofficial mascot: the glazed donut.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 15 June 2022
  • Washington and its icky mascot will get beat up in the first half by the Cowboys.
    Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • When Bushnell first came up with the concept of the restaurant, there were no plans to use a rodent as the mascot.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The school would officially embrace the mascot in 1958 as a reminder of the Old West.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Not just a mascot: The real owls of FAU are underdogs too.
    Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • She can be seen letting out a scream before going over to give the mascot a big hug.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • Ellie the Elephant is taking the mascot world by storm.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Meep, Meep: There's a lot of Roadrunnders mascots out there!
    Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • McGregor then doused the mascot with his spray before Heat staffers pulled Burnie off the court by his legs.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • Just over a week before their season opener, the Ravens need a new mascot.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The logo depicts an eagle, the school’s mascot, over the school’s initials ES.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
  • There’s that mascot costume Greg threw up in during the pilot.
    Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
  • By the end, Colorado’s new coach had the roughly 800-pound buffalo mascot eating out of the palm of his gloved hand.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 Apr. 2023
  • When Stevenson was a 17-year-old senior at the Riverdale school, he was asked to adorn a gym wall with Parkdale’s mascot: the panther.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This isn't the first time McDonald's has embraced its mascots to boost its sales.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Pick your mascot, roll the dice, and see what mayhem ensues around the digital tabletop.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Fun fact: Oregon's mascot is based on Donald Duck via a one-of-a-kind license agreement with Disney.
    Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024

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