Sri Lankan
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the decades and how its sacred qualities overcome time and geography.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan man living in Canada, makes multiculturalism and the history of exoticizing the desert key themes in “The English Patient.”
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, is a British-born rapper with Sri Lankan parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"The cost of flying Aloka to Colombo from Texas was ten times that of an ordinary passenger taking the same route," a Sri Lankan monk handling local arrangements said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Ratwatte is Sri Lankan, a lively man in his forties who has been flying commercial jets his entire adult life.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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