Porto Rican
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Women’s singles: Infuriating local favourite Sam Stosur has gone out in the first round for the third consecutive year after blowing a match point against reigning Olympic champion and Porto Rican world No58 Monica Puig.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2018
His father, Alberto, drove a truck for the cane mills of the South Porto Rican Sugar Company and played cuatro in a band along with Mr. Toro’s uncles.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012
San Juan, the capital on the North coast, is their stronghold, and they favor Porto Rican independence.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is Chairman of the House Insular Affairs Committee, which would deal with Philippine independence and Porto Rican statehood if the Republican party ever decided to change the status quo of these possessions.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is about eighty-five miles long, and a young Porto Rican told the writer that he frequently went over it on his bicycle, and it was splendid all the way.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
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