Examples of Chinatown in a Sentence
We had dinner in Chinatown.
Recent Examples on the Web
When Seth first looked for volunteers for the event, a Chinatown resident in his seventies got in touch.
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Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
The latest addition can be found in Chinatown, from Heather Wong, who owns the Flouring L.A. bakery.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
While his SoHo mural saw a happy ending for now, Mr. Haas’s work on the former Manhattan Detention Complex in Chinatown — seven mural panels that depicted the history of immigration on the Lower East Side — saw a different fate.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
More:Two Detroit officers criminally charged in separate road rage, rape cases
More:Asian Americans mourn loss of Chinatown building, ask Ilitches to work with community
What are swimmer’s itch treatments?
—Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
Generations of legal and unauthorized immigrants have used Chinatown contacts to get a foothold in ethnic economies.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Review: ‘Chinatown Punk Wars’ chronicles the heyday of L.A. punk and the clubs at the center of the scene
Punk Rock Bowling has done the impossible: It’s made Las Vegas into a legitimate punk rock destination.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Ting's Gift Shop in New York City's bustling Chinatown has shuttered after 66 years in business.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Monterey Park, just east of Los Angeles on Interstate 10, has been a migrant magnet for decades and is known as America’s first suburban Chinatown.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
The latest addition can be found in Chinatown, from Heather Wong, who owns the Flouring L.A. bakery.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
While his SoHo mural saw a happy ending for now, Mr. Haas’s work on the former Manhattan Detention Complex in Chinatown — seven mural panels that depicted the history of immigration on the Lower East Side — saw a different fate.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
More:Two Detroit officers criminally charged in separate road rage, rape cases
More:Asian Americans mourn loss of Chinatown building, ask Ilitches to work with community
What are swimmer’s itch treatments?
—Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
Generations of legal and unauthorized immigrants have used Chinatown contacts to get a foothold in ethnic economies.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Review: ‘Chinatown Punk Wars’ chronicles the heyday of L.A. punk and the clubs at the center of the scene
Punk Rock Bowling has done the impossible: It’s made Las Vegas into a legitimate punk rock destination.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Ting's Gift Shop in New York City's bustling Chinatown has shuttered after 66 years in business.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Monterey Park, just east of Los Angeles on Interstate 10, has been a migrant magnet for decades and is known as America’s first suburban Chinatown.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
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“Chinatown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinatown. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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Chinatown
noun
Chi·na·town
ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n 
: an area of a city where many people of Chinese ancestry live
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