Example Sentences

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In the decades that followed, thousands of migrants from the majority-Hindu, Telugu-speaking Andhra coast began moving in, dramatically shifting the demographics of this city that was once half-Muslim, half-Hindu.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016

Aron Kader, a half-Muslim, half-Mormon comedian who has performed with Ahmed, says: “Their first Lenny Bruce could be coming, which means they’re sort of living in the late-’50s or early-’60s.

From New York Times • May 24, 2012