1
: the Roman god of war compare ares
2
: the planet fourth in order from the sun and conspicuous for its red color see Planets Table
Examples of Mars in a Sentence
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After months of turmoil over the future of a vaunted mission to bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth, NASA has its verdict on Mars Sample Return.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
In 1993, id released Doom, a first-person shooter about a husky space marine battling demons on the moons of Mars and in Hell.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The space rock has an elliptical orbit that takes it past the orbit of the planet Mars and in between the orbits of Venus and Mercury.
—USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
But there is going to be this Mars retrograde that's happening this winter.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Things could be worse, of course — remember Jack Nicholson’s newscaster-glib Commander-in-Chief in Mars Attacks!?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The dust devil was located moving across the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater, according to Space.com.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Calipari is represented by Tom Mars, an Arkansas law school graduate.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Last year, Leto and his brother Shannon Leto, who are in the band 30 Seconds to Mars together, were contestants on the show to announce a world tour.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
In 1993, id released Doom, a first-person shooter about a husky space marine battling demons on the moons of Mars and in Hell.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The space rock has an elliptical orbit that takes it past the orbit of the planet Mars and in between the orbits of Venus and Mercury.
—USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
But there is going to be this Mars retrograde that's happening this winter.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Things could be worse, of course — remember Jack Nicholson’s newscaster-glib Commander-in-Chief in Mars Attacks!?
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The dust devil was located moving across the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater, according to Space.com.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Calipari is represented by Tom Mars, an Arkansas law school graduate.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Last year, Leto and his brother Shannon Leto, who are in the band 30 Seconds to Mars together, were contestants on the show to announce a world tour.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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