Examples of la in a Sentence
do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti
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There will always be room for a tropical scent that feels like a girl's trip in a bottle à la Ellis Brooklyn Miami Nectar.
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026
This caused a great clamor of approval, and a modicum of tepid ooh-la-la disapproval by the folks who actually approved but who were too cowardly to say so, back in the day.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Now, take that rule and apply it to your choice pair of high-stretch shorts, à la Hailey Bieber.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
The city saw shootings drop by 24% in 2025, from 904 in 2024 to 688 las year.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Toda la tierra es un jardín de monstruos is the eighth winner of the Ambroggio Prize, an Academy of American Poets award offered in partnership with University of Arizona Press, for a book written in Spanish and translated into English.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
From declaring that everything’s gna-na-na-na-narly to telling Gabriela-la-la-la to keep her hands off, members Daniela Avanzini, Manon Bannerman, Yoonchae Jeung, Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, and Megan Skiendiel know how to get songs stuck in fan’s heads.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Readers of Robb Report are aware that no matter the category, only the crème de la creme is special enough to make it into its pages or the website.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
Deck the halls, hang the mistletoe and fa-la-la over to a couch with a cozy cup of hot chocolate because Netflix's first Christmas movie of the season is officially here.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026
This caused a great clamor of approval, and a modicum of tepid ooh-la-la disapproval by the folks who actually approved but who were too cowardly to say so, back in the day.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Now, take that rule and apply it to your choice pair of high-stretch shorts, à la Hailey Bieber.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
The city saw shootings drop by 24% in 2025, from 904 in 2024 to 688 las year.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Toda la tierra es un jardín de monstruos is the eighth winner of the Ambroggio Prize, an Academy of American Poets award offered in partnership with University of Arizona Press, for a book written in Spanish and translated into English.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
From declaring that everything’s gna-na-na-na-narly to telling Gabriela-la-la-la to keep her hands off, members Daniela Avanzini, Manon Bannerman, Yoonchae Jeung, Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, and Megan Skiendiel know how to get songs stuck in fan’s heads.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Readers of Robb Report are aware that no matter the category, only the crème de la creme is special enough to make it into its pages or the website.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
Deck the halls, hang the mistletoe and fa-la-la over to a couch with a cozy cup of hot chocolate because Netflix's first Christmas movie of the season is officially here.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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“La.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/la. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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