Sauk
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
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the dialect of the Fox language spoken by the Sauk.
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said Ms Backeberg's disappearance "was by her own choice and not the result of any criminal activity or foul play".
From BBC • May 4, 2025
“A rainy day is a great time to hike popular river trails that are really crowded during the summer, like Boulder River and the Old Sauk River Trail near Darrington,” Romano said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
His father was a prominent doctor in Sauk Centre, a town of about 2,800 — read all about it in “Main Street.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
Severe thunderstorms were also reported in Dane, Rock, Columbia, Sauk, Green and Iowa counties in southern Wisconsin.
From Fox News • Aug. 11, 2021
“I want to go to Sauk Centre and I don’t seem to be getting there.”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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