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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What tipped biologists off to its morphological differences was the Barbary lion's deep golden coat and an anomalous, dark, thick mane.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Nighy was even anxious seeing himself in character with a shaggy mane and an unusually long beard reflected back to his eyes on the & Sons set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Between her huge mane of hair and his white cowboy hat, Gaga and Mars playfully evoked '70s country music duos.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Nighy was even anxious seeing himself in character with a shaggy mane and an unusually long beard reflected back to his eyes on the & Sons set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Between her huge mane of hair and his white cowboy hat, Gaga and Mars playfully evoked '70s country music duos.
—EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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