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How to use mom in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Mom means mother. Example: “As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.”

Examples of mom by meaning

nounMother.

  • To find out what moms really want this year, we turned to the best source possible: our own mothers.2025 May 1, Carolina Gazal, “We asked our moms what they want for Mother’s Day. Here’s what they said”, in CNN
  • “Pretty is as pretty does,” her mom used to say.2025 May 11, Sara Sidner, “Beyoncé’s mom talks about the choices she made while raising her daughters”, in CNN

nounUsed as a term of address for one's wife.

  • (spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom!2017, Allstate: All Alone

verbTo care for in a motherly way.

  • “I just wanted to check in on you.” That was Mom.2019, Marie Johnston, Finish Line

More sentences with mom

  • As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.From the entry give
  • At your age, your mom and I'd already found a job.From the entry age
  • So ridiculously did I do in the exam that mom grounded me for a month.From the entry so
  • “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.From the entry thank you
  • You said WHAT about my mom? Do you want to go, bro?From the entry go
  • Mom made it clear what she expected from me in college.From the entry make
  • Mom and Dad vetoed our menu preferences for the holiday meal.From the entry veto
  • Mom motioned me over and ordered me to sit by her side.From the entry motion
  • Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.From the entry shower
  • My mom is old and has a lot of difficulty (in) remembering all her grandchildren's names.From the entry difficulty
  • My mom has fortunately agreed to help us with the science project for school.From the entry fortunately
  • My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.From the entry identical
  • She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now.From the entry hopefully
  • His mom is such a neatnik that a dirty dish never even hits her sink.From the entry neatnik
  • My mom likes to listen to old crooners like Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey.From the entry crooner
  • Jacky wanted Korean barbecue, but his mom didn't want to eat out.From the entry eat out
  • Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.From the entry brains
  • But mom! Can't I go to the fair? The others say it will be funtastic!From the entry funtastic
  • Her mom bought her a digital watch as a birthday gift.From the entry digital watch
  • Ha ha, we were teasing our mom that she's a golden girl now.From the entry golden girl
  • Mom can act a bit squirrelly sometimes, and I swear it's usually worse after sunset.From the entry squirrelly
  • Mom, I need a break after doing homework! You're nothing but a slave-driver!From the entry slave-driver
  • My mom pimped me out, for my fundraising skills, to the United Way for a fundraiser.From the entry pimp out
  • Allen has an Afro-Caribbean mom and Chinese-Greek dad, making him triracial.From the entry triracial
  • I fell to pieces after my mom died, I loved her.From the entry fell to pieces
  • RCTAs seek to change their race. I'm telling my mom I'm an RCTA.From the entry RCTA
  • Mom was slim, as were most of her relatives.From the entry as
  • “And thank you for being so sweet,” replied her mom.From the entry thank you
  • My mom drinks hot chocolate before bed.From the entry hot chocolate
  • My mom got married to her childhood sweetheart.From the entry married
  • I have no complaints and no more does my mom.From the entry more
  • My mom died a hero on duty.From the entry hero
  • What does your mom look like? –She's pretty.From the entry like
  • My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.From the entry bro
  • Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.From the entry shout
  • He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.From the entry sneak

Meaning of mom

  1. noun Mother.
  2. noun Used as a term of address for one's wife.
  3. noun An adult female owner of a pet.

Full definition of mom

Questions about mom in a sentence

How do you use mom in a sentence?
Mom is used as a noun and verb. For example: “As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.”
What is a short sentence with mom?
“My mom died a hero on duty.”
What does mom mean?
Mom means mother.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mom (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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