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
As a former East Coaster and Manhattanite, the fantasy of driving the Pacific Coast Highway had always held some mythical allure.
From New York Times • May 4, 2023
Cuti was exaggerating; every Manhattanite has an emergency ration of leftover Chinese food in the fridge.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2022
Lola is a Manhattanite in her late 30s who, like Crosley, works in media and struggles to contextualize and move on from her previous relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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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