Example Sentences
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“It’s really easy to be seduced by your own myths, to think that, for example, every Coach customer out there is that cool Brooklynite wearing vintage,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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
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
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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