Example Sentences

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Soon after, Mr. Fortner’s trio, with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore, lend the tune a distinctly New Orleanian cadence Toussaint once described to me as the “strut of the street.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

It’s something I learned as part of my acculturation as a New Orleanian.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

As Salon's in-house New Orleanian, and someone who has been a fan of both vampire lore and Cage's work since an early age, I jumped at the chance to attend.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023

Because my biological father was born to a native New Orleanian, I’ve always assumed that I might one day run into a long-lost cousin on its streets.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022

If there’s a quintessential New Orleanian, it’s a chameleon, swapping one personality or persona for another.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2021