Sentence examples for mamma from inspiring English sources

His mamma whupped him with a braided vine and his daddy whupped him with a belt when he deserved it, and then he'd pummel that bag.

But, mamma mia, the Italians are not happy about this latest development.

Family is the beating heart of Italian fashion; but at the heart of every family – and, of fashion – there is a mamma.

For its spring/summer 2015 Milan Fashion Week show, presented yesterday and entitled "Viva la mamma" (Hurray for Mum), the Italian fashion house introduced mums, children and a pregnant woman on the catwalk to present a collection that celebrates motherhood in all its stages, shaking the traditional model line-up.

I sprained my ankle on Mamma Mia!, dancing down the hill in Greece - I had to be carried through the village by these huge, very attractive Greek men.

Nordström is in his 50s, married to the terrific Swedish painter Karin Mamma Andersson.

Her best friend Anita (or "Needy" – one of Cody's slightly too clever clever emblematic names) Lesnicki, played by Amanda Seyfried of Big Love, Veronica Mars and Mamma Mia!, has known her since they were three ("Sandbox love never dies," she notes in voiceover), and acts as her sounding board, agony aunt and punching bag without complaint.

As for Mamma Mia!, that film was based on a long-running stage show that over many years had created a hungry audience for a film version, and was also populated with a heavyweight cast.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus continue to write together, notably the musicals Chess, Kristina and Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! opened in the UK with £5.21m plus £1.38m in previews, on its way to a towering £68.55m.

Others that managed it are Mamma Mia! and Avatar.