Icelander
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Asked to sum up his emotions in the immediate aftermath, the Icelander said: "One word, just pain."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
"Nobody knows what will happen the next hours or next days or weeks," Hanna, the adroit and knowledgable Icelander who'd been our guide throughout our trip, told me via message earlier this week.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023
One of these recruits was a girl from his neighborhood — a singer who would go on to become, by the end of the 20th century, probably the most famous Icelander in the world.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022
"Despite coming out of a deep recession, the average Icelander feels that these are good times," she said.
From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2021
By the time the Icelander left Grossinger’s the next morning, he felt that Bobby was on the verge of agreeing to play exclusively in Reykjavik.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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