Boris
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Among these is a truly fascinating man, Boris Berezovsky, who, unlike Baranov, is not fictitious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Unfortunately, sanitized politicians have this shortcoming—they are not quite as interesting on stage as Attila the Hun or Boris Godunov.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Another compared Sir Keir to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom they said "treated us with contempt then sent warm words".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"That US troops are withdrawing from Europe and also from Germany was to be expected," Boris Pistorius said in a statement sent to AFP by his ministry.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
In the late 1980s, during the Chess Bundesliga competition in Germany, Boris Spassky had met a young woman named Petra Stadler.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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