Example Sentences

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Like thousands of Majorcans, Sonia is protesting this weekend against the surge in tourism that is being blamed for plummeting living standards among the local population.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

The peaceful Majorcans, on hearing this, smiled with local pride.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances

She considered that the Majorcans had been brutalized and fanaticized, thanks to their influence.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys

Seeing these people who caused the Majorcans to grin as if they were foreigners, Jaime smiled also, looking with interest at their dress and figures.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances

The Chuetas of the present time, the only Majorcans of recognized Jewish origin, were the descendants of the last to be converted, the offspring of the families persecuted by the Inquisition.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances