Sierra Leonean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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"The majority are Guineans. There is only one Sierra Leonean among them. All the rest are Guineans," said Conteh.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
The order stipulates that he must not stay there for more than three months and that he must appear before a Sierra Leonean magistrates court on 6 March.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
Jonathan Cabrera Mendez and Olvin Torres Velasquez climbed into a Honda sedan driven by Mohamed Kamara, a 42-year-old Sierra Leonean man living in suburban Maryland.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2023
As of August, eight out of 10 Sierra Leonean households were food insecure, according to the World Food Program.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
I looked about the bus for the Sierra Leonean man I had bumped into but I couldn’t find him.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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