Used in a Sentence

alma

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for alma.

Editorial note

Rose-Hulman (my alma mater) is in Terre Haute Indiana is rated high, with fairly low cost of living.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of alma gathered in one view.

noun

An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

noun

A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.

noun

Places in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alma.

noun

An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

noun

A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.

noun

Places in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.

Example sentences

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Rose-Hulman (my alma mater) is in Terre Haute Indiana is rated high, with fairly low cost of living.

2

That's IT Sadly, at least at my alma mater, the trend of keeping these three fields separate has reversed.

3

The tech college dropouts like Bill Gates (Harvard) and Zuckerberg (Harvard) probably worked hard to get into their alma mater.

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My alma mater has pitch events that are only open to alumni and the judges are active investors who are alumni.

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May be just as much a reflection on my alma mater as on me.

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My own alma mater, Bard College, created a program called the Bard Prison Initiative.

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The marchers in Berkeley (my alma mater), the Black Panthers and OWS all had profound impacts on the social conversation and psyche.

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In January, a student from my alma mater flew all the way across the country to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge.

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I have an MEng in Computing, because my alma mater is one of the few that realises the distinction.

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How is this any different from a Mad Men character deciding another's credibility based on their alma mater and the cut of their jacket?

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You also have to watch out for your parent's alma maters.

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Yes, I could get an alumni card at my own alma mater, for a substantial fee, and check things out there.

Quote examples

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More than a few of the companies you might call "top startups" hire exclusively from the alma mater of their founders.

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It was only a year or two ago that my own alma mater (Dartmouth College) ranked top on "highest mid-career salary".

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Or, as Sandra Day O'Connor said in the oral arguments in one of the affirmative action cases related to a state school: "I want my sons to go to Stanford" (paraphrased), her alma mater.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use alma in a sentence?

Rose-Hulman (my alma mater) is in Terre Haute Indiana is rated high, with fairly low cost of living.

What does alma mean?

An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

What part of speech is alma?

alma is commonly used as noun.