Sierra Leonean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Elba was brought into the project by his childhood friend Siaka Stevens, the grandson of a former Sierra Leonean president of the same name.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
“The poverty is endemic and deepening,” said Jimmy Kandeh, a Sierra Leonean professor emeritus of political science at the University of Richmond in Virginia.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
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
“Come with me to the kitchen for some food,” the Sierra Leonean man with the tribal marks said.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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