1
: long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
Examples of mane in a Sentence
an actor with a thick mane of silver hair
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Cena gets to show off his mane of hair while playing Peacemaker, the egotistical vigilante that made his debut in 2021's Suicide Squad and now leads the acclaimed HBO Max series also starring Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, and Jennifer Holland.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Long-haired holdouts persisted well into the nineteenth century—Indigenous men, Chinese immigrants (often harassed for their queues), and white men like Butler, who was as devoted to his mane as any glam-metal rocker.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The matriarch with the mane of long red hair would open her home on FM 1826 (across from the current Salt Lick) to a select few after church services, serving lunches at the round oak table adjacent to her kitchen.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Calico hair, specifically, is gaining momentum online as many individuals opt for the feline aesthetic, which sees the mane become a melting pot of orange, red, brown and blond.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Long-haired holdouts persisted well into the nineteenth century—Indigenous men, Chinese immigrants (often harassed for their queues), and white men like Butler, who was as devoted to his mane as any glam-metal rocker.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The matriarch with the mane of long red hair would open her home on FM 1826 (across from the current Salt Lick) to a select few after church services, serving lunches at the round oak table adjacent to her kitchen.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Calico hair, specifically, is gaining momentum online as many individuals opt for the feline aesthetic, which sees the mane become a melting pot of orange, red, brown and blond.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mane
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“Mane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mane. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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