Examples of mentor in a Sentence
Noun
After college, her professor became her close friend and mentor.
He needed a mentor to teach him about the world of politics.
We volunteer as mentors to disadvantaged children.
young boys in need of mentors
Verb
The young intern was mentored by the country's top heart surgeon.
Our program focuses on mentoring teenagers.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
He is haunted by visions and night terrors involving Anne and his late mentor, Cardinal Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce), who was executed by King Henry’s orders in the first season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
The arts focus is partly a tribute to the school’s namesake, Walter H. Dyett, a Chicago high school teacher and jazz musician who mentored famous musicians such as Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Reflect on: Who are your mentors, sponsors, advocates, coaches and challengers?
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
He is haunted by visions and night terrors involving Anne and his late mentor, Cardinal Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce), who was executed by King Henry’s orders in the first season.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
She was selected as one of eight BIPOC brands that are members of Ulta Beauty’s inaugural MUSE Accelerator 2022 program cohort, the Tower 28 Clean Beauty Summer School in 2020 and is being personally mentored by Credo Founder Annie Jackson for Credo for Change 2021.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
The arts focus is partly a tribute to the school’s namesake, Walter H. Dyett, a Chicago high school teacher and jazz musician who mentored famous musicians such as Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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mentor
1 of 2 noun
men·tor
ˈmen-ˌtȯ(ə)r 
ˈment-ər
: a wise and faithful adviser or teacher
mentor
2 of 2 verb
: to serve as a mentor for : tutor
a volunteer who mentors students
Geographical Definition
Mentor
geographical name
Men·tor
ˈmen-tər
city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Cleveland population 47,159
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