Example sentences for: maya

How can you use “maya” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • However, in an amazing turnaround, the Maya’s ancient beliefs became their undoing.

  • Because the region has no surface rivers, rain was a precious resource and the Maya saw any stock of water, such as the limestone water holes or cenotes, as holy places.

  • These rituals were undertaken by a small number of initiates who controlled the knowledge of the Maya.

  • Perhaps each thought he had made a sufficient statement by having a black woman--Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, or Maya Angelou--perform at his ceremony.

  • The Maya went out on raiding parties, taking hostages from the surrounding lands to use in their bloody ceremonies.


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