Example Sentences
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Unbeknown to Baum, another Brooklynite was tackling the same problem—with a more industrial approach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
On its face, the film appears to be a comedic retread of the classic thriller, finding humor in Paul’s predicament and amplifying it by portraying Annie as a fast-talking, semi-neurotic Brooklynite.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025
Leo, a Brooklynite by sensibility if not birth, feels completely out of place among Southerners.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023
Khan is a Texas-raised Brooklynite of Indian-Iranian, Afghani and East African heritage, described by her statement as a “feminist” and a “Brown American Muslim.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023
The other man in the room that night was Bernard Zuckerman, only twenty-two days younger than Bobby, a fellow Brooklynite, and an international master.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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