Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“It was easier with the Chechens,” the non-Slavic people of the Caucasus whom Russia has been fighting since Catherine the Great.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

One of those non-Slavic words that nevertheless appears in every Slavic language—a prowokacja in Polish, provokace in Czech—a  is technically a “provocation.”

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2014

Activists dressed to look like non-Slavic migrant workers and other minority groups hung from rafters in an aisle.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2012

The only thing missing was a quantity of the rolling low bass sound that non-Slavic choirs seldom achieve, and at times the tenors almost overpowered the basses.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2011

From then until the 19th century, Russia proceeded to swallow up dozens of non-Slavic peoples, many of which retain their original language and cultural identity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond