Aruba
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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That is because they remain part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with neighbours Aruba and Sint Maarten.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
It later emerged that the mechanics in Aruba had identified the wrong engine to fix, according to maintenance records.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Although Curacao’s schedule has traditionally been chock-full of soft opponents such as Aruba, Saint Lucia and Grenada, Curacao also thumped World Cup qualifier Haiti 5-1 and tied Canada in the last seven months.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Instead, upper management sent a talking head who gave a two-hour motivational speech outlining the seven new corporate principles that the company’s executives cooked up during their recent weeklong “retreat” in Aruba.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
I remember that on that moonless night in February 1942, they attacked the big Lago oil refinery on Aruba, the sister island west of us.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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