How to Use Mayan in a Sentence

Mayan

noun
  • The Mayan lichen mantis lives on tree bark and perfers medium-sized, smooth-bark trees.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • That was a challenge within itself because all the music from the Mayan times is gone.
    — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • Snorkel in a cenote containing the second largest cache of Mayan remains in the region.
    — Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
  • In 2012, it was said that the end of the Mayan calendar meant the world, too, would come to an end.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Mayan calendar, portal days are the days on which the gateway to the cosmos is open.
    — Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
  • As the Mayan writing system remains somewhat elusive, this opens up a new arena of research.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This time there will be big life changes for Mayan and the whole Lopez familia while George takes his first step in sobriety.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Tobias [Søborg] took an old Siberian tribal language and merged it with ancient Mayan.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Public records of two planes raise the possibility that Mayan Jaguar brought cocaine to market.
    — Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Rates start at $980 per night at Mayan Palace and $1,260 per night at Grand Mayan.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Even with that identical number, the Mayan got the longer set, by 15 minutes — an hour and 45 versus an hour and a half.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
  • For Berghoff, the Mayan Revival phase of Wright’s career made both visual and emotional sense.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The series is carried on the surface by the highs and lows of George and Mayan’s father-daughter relationship.
    — Arturo Conde, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Sign up For me, the stand-out excursion had to be my first Mayan ruins experience, in Belize.
    — Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
  • And since the original George Lopez show, Mayan has seen changes in terms of representation in the sitcom realm.
    — H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Dining under the ancient pyramids of Aké in ancient Mayan ruins sounds beyond stellar.
    — Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Think beachfront cabanas, ancient Mayan ruins, boutique shopping, and smoothie bowls for breakfast.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Mayan Kim and Luca Smith will also see significant carries at running back.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Season two saw Mayan and the Lopez family undergoing big changes while George took his first step in sobriety.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The fascinating Mayan ruins inspire many of the buildings throughout the property.
    — Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Photographed by Mayan Toledano Though Jennie has been the subject of countless photoshoots, the singer is quite camera shy.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Off-property adventures tailored to the whole family are also available and include trips to nearby cenotes and Mayan ruins.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Here, ancient Mayan ruins crown seaside cliffs, and there are miles of soft white beaches backed by Instagram-perfect resorts and boutique hotels.
    — Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The military waged a genocidal 36-year civil war that killed tens of thousands of Indigenous Mayan Guatemalans.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Cozumel is known for its reef snorkeling and easy access to Mayan ruins, while Roatán delivers lush hills and some of the Caribbean’s best diving conditions.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2025
  • What to Consider The resort offers many activities, like jungle hikes and visits to Mayan ruins, but these come at an additional cost.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Vegetables, seafood, and cocktails are treated with precision, but the standout is the Mayan octopus, smoky, delicious, and unforgettable.
    — Gina Góngora, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • As part of the plans, an outdoor courtyard featuring Mayan, Aztec, Incan and Buddhist imagery took shape, plus a Christian garden chapel.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t leave without visiting the cliffside Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean, one of the most striking historic sites in all of Mexico.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Duke Ellington featured a skit about zoot suits in a musical review that played at the Mayan in downtown Los Angeles in the spring of 1941.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Mayan.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: