How to Use mana in a Sentence

mana

noun
  • If your pedigree is from the gods, you are born with some form of mana.
    Taylor Weik /, NBC News, 9 May 2018
  • But for most of humankind, one earns mana through earnest work.
    Taylor Weik /, NBC News, 9 May 2018
  • The bones of such a powerful man were, to them, a source of immense mana.
    Austin Murphy, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Sending his family all the love, light, strength and mana.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Sending his family all the love, light, strength and mana.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Stops were frequent, sometimes just to soak up the views and the palpable mana that seemed to vibrate everywhere.
    Eric Hiss, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
  • Among Native Hawaiians, human remains are believed to retain the mana, or essence, of the deceased.
    Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2020
  • What's more, the demo didn't even have a UI system to test in terms of inventory menus or on-screen indicators (health, arrows, mana).
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017
  • When one of the local construction workers on the project commented on the home’s positive mana, Mrs. Grossman realized her wishes had been achieved.
    Jessica Dailey, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
  • As in Castlevania, their ammo count is based on a mana meter that must be restored through exploration and killing enemies.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Native Hawaiians understand that mana—spiritual energy, which can be gained and lost by a person over time—could only be traced through one’s mother.
    Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The WoW team has already crunched player stats like health and mana down on multiple occasions as a way to postpone fully solving the problem, so this is the culmination of something that has been underway for a few years now.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Showing the reverence Polynesians have for stones and their living mana (or energy), Beno explained that foundations like these were named and passed down through generations.
    Eric Hiss, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
  • Aprender a ler com a mana ao pequeno almoço ♥️ panquecas, pickles e mirtilos... não se preocupem 🤣 .
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Everything was unique and had, honestly, a different vibe and a mana to it that was really intoxicating and motivating and inspiring.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Mana regenerates automatically and fully, for instance, so there's no reason to hold back because of limited mana potions.
    Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2017
  • And once again, big daddy is completely surrounded by beautiful estrogen and loving, powerful female mana.
    Nicole Moschella, ajc, 12 Dec. 2017

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