Examples of Azeri in a Sentence
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Many cities in western Iran are inhabited not just by Kurds but also by other ethnic groups, such as Azeri Turks, who could be mobilized against the Kurds, producing the sort of internecine conflict that is all too familiar in the Middle East.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
His father, a religious scholar of ethnic Azeri descent, was a traditionalist cleric opposed to mixing religion and politics.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Even several prominent members of the current civil-military leadership are ethnically Azeri, including Supreme Leader Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Defense Minister Brig.-Gen.
—Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While 51% form the Persian majority, 24% of the country identify as Azeri.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Likewise, an unnamed senior Azeri official told The Times of Israel that Azerbaijan had not decided on whether to join the ISF, despite being named as an early partner.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Azeri was making his Mugello debut.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Two Azeri demands have held up efforts to finalize the peace:
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has insisted that Armenia amend its constitution to remove all references to Nagorno-Karabakh as an Armenian entity.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2025
But at its heart, 3 Faces marks the start of a more meditative series of films in which Panahi returns to his roots among the Azeri of western Iran.
—Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
His father, a religious scholar of ethnic Azeri descent, was a traditionalist cleric opposed to mixing religion and politics.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Even several prominent members of the current civil-military leadership are ethnically Azeri, including Supreme Leader Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Defense Minister Brig.-Gen.
—Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While 51% form the Persian majority, 24% of the country identify as Azeri.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Likewise, an unnamed senior Azeri official told The Times of Israel that Azerbaijan had not decided on whether to join the ISF, despite being named as an early partner.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Azeri was making his Mugello debut.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Two Azeri demands have held up efforts to finalize the peace:
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has insisted that Armenia amend its constitution to remove all references to Nagorno-Karabakh as an Armenian entity.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2025
But at its heart, 3 Faces marks the start of a more meditative series of films in which Panahi returns to his roots among the Azeri of western Iran.
—Tiara Ataii, Vulture, 24 June 2025
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“Azeri.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Azeri. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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