1
: long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
Examples of mane in a Sentence
an actor with a thick mane of silver hair
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Cast as Bud — a scene-stealing feline with a lion’s mane and a tendency to bite — the cat plays a key role opposite Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz, enduring shoot-outs, car chases and even a broken paw (don’t worry, the villain gets his comeuppance).
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Mushroom coffee usually contains several medicinal mushrooms, such as chaga, turkey tail, reishi, lion’s mane, and cordyceps.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Leo’s cheesing hard with his wild curly mane amid the banner yellow and orange aspen leaves.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Airwrap Diffuse now features a wide-tooth comb, a new diffuser, and a round volumizing brush for good measure — here to lengthen your curls, reduce their overall frizz, and boost your mane’s fullness, respectively.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Mushroom coffee usually contains several medicinal mushrooms, such as chaga, turkey tail, reishi, lion’s mane, and cordyceps.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Leo’s cheesing hard with his wild curly mane amid the banner yellow and orange aspen leaves.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Airwrap Diffuse now features a wide-tooth comb, a new diffuser, and a round volumizing brush for good measure — here to lengthen your curls, reduce their overall frizz, and boost your mane’s fullness, respectively.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mane
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“Mane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mane. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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