Icelander
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In his eve-of-match news conference, Ronaldo accused the Republic of Ireland boss of mind games after the Icelander urged the referee not to be influenced by the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
"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
However, it soon transpired it was of a type familiar as a tourist keepsake from Iceland, and the runes were identified as a poem composed by a 20th-century Icelander.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 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
And Palsson had been the initial Icelander to join forces with Bobby in his attempt to get out of jail.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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