Vadsö
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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About 40 people have fled a centre in Vadso for fear of being returned to Russia, Norwegian media quoted the head of the centre as saying.
From BBC
“I think the interest in him shows the enormous power of football these days and what a global market it has become. Every kick in all the leagues in Europe is being followed. It should be a tremendous motivation for young players who want to climb the ladder. The possibility to become a good player is there whether you are from Drammen, Lyn or Vadso. It is all about practising and practising a lot.”
From The Guardian
Once upon a time there lived in Lapland a man who was so very strong and swift of foot that nobody in his native town of Vadsö could come near him if they were running races in the summer evenings.
From Project Gutenberg
The people of Vadsö were very proud of their champion, and thought that there was no one like him in the world, till, by-and-by, it came to their ears that there dwelt among the mountains a Lapp, Andras Baive by name, who was said by his friends to be even stronger and swifter than the bailiff.
From Project Gutenberg
Of course not a creature in Vadsö believed that, and declared that if it made the mountaineers happier to talk such nonsense, why, let them!
From Project Gutenberg
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