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Sulu

American  
[soo-loo] / ˈsu lu /

noun

plural

Sulus,

plural

Sulu
  1. a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.


Example Sentences

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I had just taken the conn when Mr. Sulu reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Can you identify the source, Mr. Sulu?”

From The Wall Street Journal

For George Takei, who portrayed Hikaru Sulu aboard the USS Enterprise in the “Star Trek” franchise, it’s a story he is determined to keep telling every opportunity he has.

From Seattle Times

The Filipino heirs of the last Sultan of Sulu won a $14.9-billion award in a French arbitration court last year in a long-running dispute over a colonial-era land deal, prompting them to go after Malaysia-owned assets.

From Reuters

The 1996 peace pact halted decades of fighting between government forces and the Muslim secessionist rebels but did not call for the disarming of the insurgents, who returned to their villages in Sulu and outlying islands to try to live normal lives but kept their firearms.

From Seattle Times