Manhattanite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Manhattanite
Example Sentences
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Manhattanite Alexis Candee said with those prices, she can make four drinks for the price of one cocktail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Vera, the heroine of Gary Shteyngart’s sixth novel, “Vera, or Faith,” is a whip-smart 10-year-old Manhattanite, but she’s not quite smart enough to figure out her parents’ intentions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
“I admire Flaco because he had a big dream, he believed in himself and he followed his heart,” Big Bird, a longtime Manhattanite, said in an email.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Cuti was exaggerating; every Manhattanite has an emergency ration of leftover Chinese food in the fridge.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2022
The Manhattanite knows him to be wrong by a matter of three thousand and some odd miles.
From Fifth Avenue by Maurice, Arthur Bartlett
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