Example Sentences

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It was these rowers, whose only qualifications were their citizenship and their being able-bodied, who dealt the blow to the Persians at Salamis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Persians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Baha’is and those of every background were entitled to live in peace.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

The Persians used water and flour to make the bread, which was most-likely baked on hot pebbles.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Except for Aeschylus’ Persians, written to celebrate the victory of the Greeks over the Persians at Salamis, all the plays have mythological subjects.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton