Example Sentences

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Brian Mulhern, the Rhode Islander who put off his colonoscopy, compared the industry to the "legal mafia" - offering protection "but on their terms".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

“They’re a whirlwind of energy and happiness,” Peter Farrelly, a fellow Rhode Islander and executive producer of the documentary, said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2021

There is an exception for those who travel for work but any Rhode Islander who leaves the state for work must self-quarantine when they return.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2020

If you have significant wealth, any financial adviser will tell you that your family cannot afford to have you die as a Rhode Islander.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2019

“Jerusalem!” ejaculated the Rhode Islander almost the very instant he had crossed the threshold of this apartment.

From Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)