How to use mater in a sentence
24 example sentences · noun
Mater means mother. Example: “Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.”
Examples of mater by meaning
nounMother.
- Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.1919 June 14, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, “A Damsel in Distress”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 191...
- “The mater will be delighted to see you again—after all those years,” he added.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 5
- And then there’s the mater!1923, Warwick Deeping, “John Stretton”, in The Secret Sanctuary (The Scherz Phoenix Books), Berne: Alfred Scherz Publishers, published...
More sentences with mater
- I'm in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58. From the entry grow up
- I’m in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58. From the entry alma mater
- So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?2019, William Schack, Art and Argyrol: The Life and Career of Dr. Albert C. Barnes. From the entry semifinally
- Beth is a reedy woman with thick auburn hair and damp hazel eyes, snobbish about alma maters.2002 May 24, Ashley Shelby, “The Slam”, in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, retrieved 08 Apr 2026. From the entry reedy
- Hmm, false membranes are adhering to the arachnoidian layer of the dura mater.1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, Totem Books; Icon Books, →ISBN, page 53. From the entry dura mater
- Cambridge is my alma mater in truth, and I do tend to cling to her skirts, despite Eddy's disgust.2016, Helen Callaghan, Dear Amy, →ISBN, page 173. From the entry cling to the skirts of
- In this study, we performed histopathologic assessment of postirradiation changes in the spinal dura mater and peridural tissue in mice.2015 July 28, “Effects of Radiation on Spinal Dura Mater and Surrounding Tissue in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry peridural
- Rendering it both sides WILL NOT sort out the damp problem, no mater how much waterproofer you use.2010 August 21, SB Plastering, “Re: Painting a rendered retaining garden wall.”, in Ultimate Handyman. From the entry cock on
- My old alma mater, Ryderling High, is playing Sunset.”2001, John Bateson, Chocolate and Bombs Forever, page 59. From the entry beeball
- Whether a professor will help you learn cannot be revealed by the number and prestige of his or her almae matres.2000, Donald Asher, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different, page 9. From the entry almae matres
- His three happiest almae matres in New York were the Fishing Gazette, the New York Tribune and the New York Times.1977, Christopher Darlington Morley, Ironing Board, page 177. From the entry almae matres
- As executive officer of MIT (also his alma mater), Stratton has a finger in a whole bakeryful of pies.1957, Electronics - Volume 30, page 10. From the entry bakeryful
- It is a purely impersonal mater—except to the decapitee.1933 August 2, Marshall Evening Messenger, fifty-seventh year, number 39, Marshall, Tex., page four. From the entry decapitee
- But the mater cottoned to him at once, took him on as secretary—you know how she’s always running a hundred societies?”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 7. From the entry cotton to
- The alma mater had again called on her sons in her hour of need and again they had responded.1909 October 14, Edward Kimball Hall, speech, in The Inauguration of Ernest Fox Nichols, D.Sc., LL.D., as president of Dartmouth College…. From the entry call on
- Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has accepted the role of assistant general manager for the basketball programs at alma mater Davidson College.2025 March 11, Matias Grez, “Steph Curry accepts assistant general manager role at alma mater Davidson College”, in CNN. From the entry Steph
- I'm not trying to console you because your kid didn't get into HYPS or her first choice, or your beloved alma mater.2013, Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons On Savoring Life, →ISBN, page 52. From the entry hyps
- However, a new analysis from Trump’s alma mater suggests that his immigration crackdown – a centerpiece of his second term – could do the exact opposite.2025 July 25, Matt Egan, “How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by shrinking paychecks”, in CNN Business. From the entry alma mater
- Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200. From the entry factor
- Nets forward Richard Jefferson announced Friday that he was donating $3.5 million to his alma mater, the University of Arizona, to help build a multisport practice facility.2007 August 19, The Associated Press, “Nets’ Jefferson True to His School”, in New York Times. From the entry multisport
- The first of these ‘twin Veneres’ is the Venus coelestis, born of Coelus alone, without a mother—since mater interpreted philosophically implies materia, and she is altogether immaterial.a. 1964, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, “Belphoebe, Amoret, and the Garden of Adonis”, in Alastair Fowler, editor, Spenser’s Image of Life…. From the entry venus
Meaning of mater
- noun Mother.
- noun A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
- noun Someone or something that mates.
Questions about mater in a sentence
- How do you use mater in a sentence?
- Mater is used as a noun. For example: “Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.”
- What is a short sentence with mater?
- “And then there’s the mater!”
- What does mater mean?
- Mater means mother.
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