Examples of Korean in a Sentence
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The two also have close historical and ideological ties and fought together during the Korean War of the 1950s.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the terrorist attack against Israel and the Israeli response, as well as potential conflicts in the South China Sea or the Korean Peninsula, fall into analytic frames familiar to strategists, politicians and columnists.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Soon after the Korean War began in June 1950, when North Korean troops invaded South Korea, then-Lieutenant Puckett was assigned to create and train the Eighth Army Ranger Company, comprising 51 Rangers and several South Korean soldiers.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Despite Park’s international acclaim, the Korean Film Council, prior to 2022, had never submitted one of his movies as the country’s nominee for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
With the exception of Korean in part for K-pop appeal, enrollment in language courses, from elementary school through college, is steadily declining.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
When the United States became involved in World War I, Memorial Day expanded to honor American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to History.com.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientists described king cherries, found on Jeju Island, south of the Korean Peninsula, as the parent of the Yoshino.
—Hisako Ueno Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That second album was To See the Next Part of the Dream, filled with soaring music and self-loathing lyrics (delivered in Korean but translated to English in the Bandcamp liner notes).
—James Gui, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2024
Simone McCarthy, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the terrorist attack against Israel and the Israeli response, as well as potential conflicts in the South China Sea or the Korean Peninsula, fall into analytic frames familiar to strategists, politicians and columnists.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Soon after the Korean War began in June 1950, when North Korean troops invaded South Korea, then-Lieutenant Puckett was assigned to create and train the Eighth Army Ranger Company, comprising 51 Rangers and several South Korean soldiers.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Despite Park’s international acclaim, the Korean Film Council, prior to 2022, had never submitted one of his movies as the country’s nominee for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
With the exception of Korean in part for K-pop appeal, enrollment in language courses, from elementary school through college, is steadily declining.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
When the United States became involved in World War I, Memorial Day expanded to honor American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to History.com.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientists described king cherries, found on Jeju Island, south of the Korean Peninsula, as the parent of the Yoshino.
—Hisako Ueno Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That second album was To See the Next Part of the Dream, filled with soaring music and self-loathing lyrics (delivered in Korean but translated to English in the Bandcamp liner notes).
—James Gui, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Korean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Korean. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Korean
noun
Ko·re·an
kə-ˈrē-ən 
1
: a person born or living in Korea
2
: the language of the Korean people
Korean
adjective
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