Cayes
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Les Cayes, like surrounding cities, is also still struggling to recover from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck southwest Haiti in August, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying or damaging thousands of buildings.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022
In the city of Les Cayes, more than a thousand farmers railed against their threadbare living conditions.
From New York Times • May 20, 2022
The protesters entered the local airport in Les Cayes in Haiti's southern peninsula even though police fired tear gas to keep them out, Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported on its website.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2022
The 49-year-old owns a bus that ferries passengers from Les Cayes, an urban area in southern Haiti that suffered major damage in August’s temblor, to Port-au-Prince.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021
I’ve seen live dancers before, at folklore festivals in Port-au-Prince and Les Cayes.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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