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
First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
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
Ask a Brooklynite to define New York’s most populous borough, and you’ll get 2.7 million answers — or more.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 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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