New Yorker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city - and hold accountable any who threaten that," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But, along with graphic descriptions of Fremlin’s predatory behavior, she explores how Munro, a frequent New Yorker contributor, mined both her own difficult childhood and her daughter’s ordeals in her fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Morrison, a longtime editor at The New Yorker, was a young production assistant on one of Michaels’ few failures: the short-lived “The New Show” back in 1984, during his five-year hiatus from “SNL.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The New Yorker spent three years at Keuka College, a private school upstate, before changing plans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The plane hadn't even left Paris when the New Yorker seated beside me turned to ask how much I'd paid for my round-trip ticket.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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