Hans
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Hans Johnson, chair of the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission, called the ruling a “big win” for law enforcement transparency.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he founded, will compose a new score for the series.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Another flight attendant named Hans mixed a maple Old Fashioned at my seat for the theater of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Hans Tino Hansen of the Risk Intelligence firm told AFP the number of warships in western navies equipped for a convoy mission had fallen by 75 percent since 1988.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Opa gives Helmuth and Gerhard and Hans money for the movies.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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