Cairns
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When I graduated, my father gave me $400 for a one-way plane ticket to Cairns, about 3,000 miles northeast of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The last fatal attack offshore between Townsville and Cairns was in 1990, he said.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Zach Cairns, also from Portadown, has been working as an optician in Dubai for the past six years.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
The ship initially left Cairns on 24 October, and was just two days into the voyage at the time of the 80-year-old's death.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
In Cairns, they were already living in tomorrow.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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