Deira
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“His family’s only source of happiness, gone,” said a fellow courier in the working-class district of Deira, who declined to give his name for fear of reprisals.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
I think the most notable would be police Chief Deira Arradondo, who from the start dismissed what Chauvin did and called it “murder.”
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Palm Deira got as far as the base of the trunk before the rest of the tree was cancelled, its sorry stump since rebranded “Deira Islands”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2018
In “The Damned,” created by the Dutch choreographer Naomi Deira, dancers re-enact what it means to be displaced from one’s home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2014
Oswald returned to become king of Bernicia shortly after the death of Eadwine, and before long brought Deira also under his dominion.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
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