How to Use lama in a Sentence

lama

noun
Definition of lamanext
  • The request would bind the lama closer to the people he was meant to lead.
    — David Pierson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But with the help of the lamas in a Buddhist monastery deep in the Himalayas, the duo overcome their wartime fears and find inner peace.
    — Pooja Makhijani, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
  • There were many such lineages of lamas in Tibet, and the Dalai Lama was just one of them until 1642.
    — Donald S. Lopez, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Matthiessen speaks with a lama who claims to see snow leopards frequently.
    — Yael Martínez, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Darkness retreats date back centuries to the monks and lamas in Tibet to the ancient Egyptians.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The story is as follows: The monastery was built in memory of a 15th-century lama called Drukpa Kunley.
    — Lawrence Osborne, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
  • The process of identifying a lama is based on spiritual signs and visions.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Atop a hill, a growling chain saw drowned out loudspeakers broadcasting a lama’s chants from a nearby temple.
    — Edward Wong, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2016
  • Building on that premise, the curators imagine how the lama might explain the purposes and powers of certain implements.
    — Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 12 May 2021
  • The result is an effective, streamlined version that quickly places us in the hands of Gorampa Sonam Sengge, an influential lama of the Sakya school who died in 1489.
    — Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 12 May 2021
  • Even the animals feel like something out of a fairytale—the camel-lama-deer hybrid called the guanaco, the bunny-squirrel-cat mix called the vizcacha, and the pumas, who, as the hotel will explain, are always watching.
    — Teddy Minford, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022
  • In the Madison writer's new novel, twin brothers who don't get along, but have a psychic bond, travel across Mongolia seeking the new incarnation of a great lama.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2022
  • Scene transitions have a ceremonial air, and Steve Lee and Franklin Dam provide tranquil performances as the visiting lama and monk.
    — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • He’s first seen strolling through photogenic golden fields, circling a stone stupa on his way to visit an elderly lama (real-deal lama Kelsang Choejey).
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Historically, Tibetan lamas have often come from nobility.
    — David Pierson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023

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