6 example sentences using mantle.

Mantle used in a sentence

Mantle in a sentence as a noun

We know that the mantle is solid because it can transmit shear seismic waves.

From the article: "Should the mantle of 'creator' lie with the program or the programmer?

I've been mystified how Uber's kept up their "Underdog" mantle for as long as they have.

Mantle in a sentence as a verb

I see no call to action indicating that he believes we need to take up some sort of communal mantle to protect our young ones.

Well I will take on that mantle because I cut the cord for five years while living in NYC and the sports situation is abysmal when you do that.

Next think you know, he's being insulted on the internet because he released something he wrote to serve his needs and not passing on some sort of figurative mantle or blessing.

Mantle definitions

noun

the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"

noun

United States baseball player (1931-1997)

See also: Mantle

noun

the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

noun

anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"

See also: blanket

noun

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

See also: pallium

noun

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

See also: mantel mantelpiece mantlepiece chimneypiece

noun

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

See also: curtain drape drapery pall

noun

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

See also: cape

verb

spread over a surface, like a mantle

verb

cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"