Examples of Korean in a Sentence
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Remains were ‘unknown’ for 74 years The Korean War lasted from 1950 to July 27, 1953.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year's prize was won by South Korean author Han Kang who became the 18th woman ‒ the first was Swedish author Selma Lagerlof in 1909 ‒ and the first South Korean to receive the award.
—Simon Johnson, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Last month, the Korean Film Council selected the film as South Korea’s submission to the Best International Feature category of the Oscars.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Following its unknown mission near China, the ATHENA aircraft returned to South Korea before taking off again the same day for a Korean Peninsula sortie.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year's prize was won by South Korean author Han Kang who became the 18th woman ‒ the first was Swedish author Selma Lagerlof in 1909 ‒ and the first South Korean to receive the award.
—Simon Johnson, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Last month, the Korean Film Council selected the film as South Korea’s submission to the Best International Feature category of the Oscars.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Following its unknown mission near China, the ATHENA aircraft returned to South Korea before taking off again the same day for a Korean Peninsula sortie.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Korean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Korean. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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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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