Rijn
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Its first vessel, a sailing ship named the Rembrandt van Rijn, initially operated in Belize and the Galápagos.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
At the time, after being examined by an art expert, the police said: "It was, as suspected, a copy and not a lost masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn."
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
With previous outbreaks it has ranged up to 50% in sheep, depending on the variant and location, says Piet van Rijn, a bluetongue expert at WBVR.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023
Olaf’s highly stylized photos, with lighting often influenced by Dutch master painters Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer, were exhibited at galleries around the world during a career spanning decades.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Constantijn admired the painter Rubens, and “discovered” a young artist named Rembrandt van Rijn, in several of whose works he subsequently appears.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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