Example Sentences

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Although some are used primarily in specific communities, they are still featured in English dictionaries and even spelling bees.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021

Albert grew up in an orphanage, a four-hour bus ride from home, leafing through French and English dictionaries, dreaming of a future in politics.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2017

The incumbent was a refugee from Vietnam who arrived in the U.S. clinging to French and English dictionaries that he and his parents hoped would help them find their footing in a new home.  

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2016

Kelly, who specializes in writing about etymology, points to other examples of words that went through the wasei-eigo machine and ended up back in English dictionaries.

From Time • Jul. 19, 2016

Those with the most “currency” can cross from the food section to the book section, where old Khmer, Chinese, French, or English dictionaries and novels can be bought with several kilograms of rice.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung