Cretan
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cretan
Example Sentences
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Cretan said the relocation offers and threat of criminal penalties are just a starting point as the city figures out what strategies will work.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024
Albolineata, sometimes called Cretan brake fern, ribbon fern, or table fern, which is a common houseplant native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 16, 2023
Jeff Cretan, her spokesman, said the mayor is focused on her Dream Keeper Initiative, a grant program established in 2020 that he said “is putting money in the African American community right now.”
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
Like Fang, he brought surplus humanity to his ancient Cretan king.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
Spirits began to appear around Minos—shimmering forms that slowly multiplied, solidifying into Cretan soldiers.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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