How to Use mentor in a Sentence

mentor

1 of 2 noun

• He needed a mentor to teach him about the world of politics.
• After college, her professor became her close friend and mentor.
• We volunteer as mentors to disadvantaged children.
• The mentors are old and wise and given to speaking in metaphors.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
• For too long in business, good mentors have been hard to find.
  — Lauren Wickstead, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Like one of his mentors, Ron Washington, used to say: Do what the game asks of you.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
• And when there is a woman that takes the time to be my mentor or teach me something, those have been life lessons.
  — Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
• This would be the first year that the games would assign mentors to each of the tributes, however.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
• Now Nelson is a senior at MassArt and a mentor in the program.
  — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• Green is in her 24th year teaching at Kellogg and is a mentor for new teachers.
  — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• So Abbé Faria is sort of a mentor, a father figure and a man with a great appetite for life.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
• Millin is impressed and tells her mentor after surgery.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
• But Reid also knows football talent and how to mentor scouts.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2023
• An early mentor was the famed Black actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson.
  — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
• The woman said Cosby acted as a mentor and invited her to his home.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• He was supported by Dohnányi, who remains a mentor — and gave him most of his score library — and stunned Barenboim.
  — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 27 May 2023
• That said, Abrams's mom isn't her only mentor in attendance tonight.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
• Belafonte also looked for a way to merge his activism with his career and found a mentor and friend in Paul Robeson.
  — John Blake, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
• One of the most important factors in my success as an entrepreneur has been the mentors in my life.
  — Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
• Afterward, the producers and mentors emerge with notes.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
• Jacqueline was like a second mother to me as well as my philanthropic mentor.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 12 June 2023
• Digging began in earnest only in 2010, when Grosman arrived with Bar-Yosef, one of her mentors.
  — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
• Carl Yankowski ran Palm Computing and was a mentor to entrepreneurs.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 May 2023
• Shortly after arriving around midday, the Princess of Wales toured the mill and met some of the company's apprentices and mentors.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• Arnold Schwarzenegger is paying tribute to his mentor and friend Clint Eastwood.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• Priyanka Chopra-Jonas serves as an ambassador, mentor and advocate for the fund.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
• The collaboration is one among friends, as Brian Eno is a longtime mentor of Fred again..
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 May 2023
• But even the revered mentor benefited from boosters who were behind the scenes, paying players to come to Westwood.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• Those seeking to get out of extremism are paired with former extremists who serve as mentors.
  — Laurie Udesky, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• The phrase is apt in the case of South Korea, whose industrial mentor was also its colonizer: Japan.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024

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mentor

2 of 2 verb

• The young intern was mentored by the country's top heart surgeon.
• Our program focuses on mentoring teenagers.
• Top minds in research and libraries in their fields mentored her.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• The judges will mentor their acts over the course of the season in hopes of earning bragging rights should one of their selections win.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
• Most of them were addicts mentored by King and hired by his CrossFit cabal.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• Wood is excited about the chance to mentor up-and-coming teammates.
  — Haley Smilow, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
• That summer, Rodney would come by to see Maryanne and take me out and mentor me—show me the ropes—‘cause there’s so many levels of graffiti.
  — Matt Thompson, Spin, 26 Sep. 2023
• Read full article Brady has mentored Sanders for years.
  — Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• But what judge Sánchez says sets the show apart from the many others that have premiered in recent years is its mentoring aspect.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
• Where are the podcasts on building houses and mentoring kids?
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 31 Dec. 2023
• There’s a strong disconnect between Gen Zers — eager to teach and be taught — and the leaders who could be mentoring them.
  — Lisa Conn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Now a former Erik Spoelstra mentor is mentoring the Hawks.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
• In the midst of his efforts, he is tasked with mentoring District 12’s tribute and Panem’s favorite, Lucy (Zegler).
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• Blake Shelton is a pro at making country music and mentoring hopeful artists on The Voice.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
• Losing Lillard, Simons said, would be tough to see given that the seven-time All-Star has mentored him since entering the league in 2018.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
• Adonis is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), the former rival turned friend of his late father.
  — Ken Simmons, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
• And at least you’re fully engaged with the most important part of your job: teaching and mentoring your students.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• She was mentored by Ashby, who lived just five blocks away from the young Terry-Ross and would regularly invite her over to practice.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
• Duncan McColl said his father mentored him, but not in football.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
• He was inspired and mentored by Cicely Saunders, a British nurse and social worker.
  — Anand Kumar, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
• The training and mentoring program is designed for mid- to late-career workers who have taken at least a two-year career break and are looking to reengage.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
• Instead, Garoppolo swallowed his ego, helped mentor Trey Lance, played hard, worked through injuries.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023
• Plans: Now retired, Fuentes-Michel continues to mentor others.
  — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
• Grateful to be with the Browns and his teammates throughout his ordeal, Goodwin danced, laughed and mentored his way through camp, helping young receivers such as rookie Cedric Tillman get up to speed.
  — cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
• Princess Kate spent time with teens who benefit from mentoring from sports stars, including Dame Kelly Holmes.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• For the first time in franchise history, each judge will compete alongside the contestants and will mentor and guide the acts throughout the competition in the hopes that their team will earn the title of champion.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
• The father and former athlete also made sure to dedicate time to mentoring kids on Jacksonville’s Eastside.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• This was kind of my time to give back and to educate and really mentor and push forward Black women in this luxury sector in real estate.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
• Now in its 11th season, the initiative has commissioned more than 40 operas and mentored dozens of creative teams, more than half of whom continue to work together.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
• But hiring and mentoring people hasn’t been a completely smooth journey.
  — Annu Khot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024