Manhattanite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Manhattanite
Example Sentences
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Manhattanite Alexis Candee said with those prices, she can make four drinks for the price of one cocktail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The remaining jurors for the most part shared similarly Manhattanite media diets, with nearly all of them reading the New York Times and many listening to NPR.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2024
“Inverno” establishes this perspective from the outset, as Caroline, like her creator a Manhattanite born and raised, waits in the park for her phone to ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
She was a Manhattanite who attended New York University and didn’t understand what was happening.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
If you will listen to the Manhattanite of the older generation, you are likely to derive the impression that club life in New York is a matter of the last half-century at most.
From Fifth Avenue by Arthur Bartlett Maurice
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