How to Use Bolivian in a Sentence

Bolivian

adjective
  • Chewy Bolivian cuñapes are shaken up with the aromatic flavors of garlic bread.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The scale of the demonstrations caught the Bolivian government by surprise.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • She got married last year, to George, a Bolivian man who studied in the US on a golf scholarship.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • According to Sánchez, Paz won the presidency but not full control of the Bolivian state.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher told AFP on Thursday.
    CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Rodriguez was present at the building in La Higuera where Che was held and where Guevara was executed on the orders of the Bolivian government.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • After the match, Pogba, who has three sons with his wife, Bolivian influencer Zulay Salaues, checked out the sprawling entertainment center.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The collapse of the MAS era left the Bolivian political landscape deeply fractured, with no single party emerging as a dominant force.
    ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • This fusion creates a distinctive, energetic sound that has become deeply rooted in the Bolivian cultural scene, especially in urban areas.
    Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 May 2026
  • However, by day two of the protests, the Bolivian government found itself at the negotiation table with La Coordinadora leaders in hopes of reopening the city.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bolivia’s war over water The movement’s first major confrontation with the Bolivian government came in January 2000.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, who less than a week ago declared a state of emergency in his country following weeks of anti-government protests, said his country stood ready to provide any needed assistance.
    ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • Despite state opposition, including from the Bolivian government at the time, Barbie was extradited to France in 1983, and stood trial in Lyon.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • What began as demonstrations against rising water costs quickly grew into a broad social movement involving Bolivian labor unions, Indigenous organizations, farmers, students, and neighborhood groups.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Consider late-blooming native plants such as asters, goldenrod, ironweed, Joe Pye weed, and sneezeweed, as well as some non-natives including tall sedums, dahlias, toad lilies, zinnias, Bolivian verbena, reblooming roses and anise hyssop.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Following weeks of strikes, road blockades, and violent clashes between protesters and security forces, during which a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Bolivian Army captain, the Bolivian government canceled the privatization contract.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the roughly one hundred women of Silät live and work in the Wichí territories of La Puntana and Alto de la Sierra, located in the Argentine Chaco, province of Salta, at the country’s northern edge, near the Bolivian border.
    María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The unrest comes after years of political divisions following the tenure of socialist President Evo Morales, whose Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) dominated Bolivian politics for nearly two decades.
    Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Movement Toward Socialism, the party that dominated Bolivian politics after the former coca growers’ union leader Evo Morales won the presidency in 2005, now holds just two of the 130 seats in the lower house and none in the 36-member Senate.
    ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • SalarFF is presented by Una Gran Nación, the Bolivian cultural-pride and content collective, in partnership with HidalgoCorp, the four-decade-old Bolivian hospitality and tourism group whose Palacio de Sal Hotel anchors the Uyuni region.
    Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • The montage named leaders including former Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh, former Bolivian president Juan Torres, and former Chilean president Salvador Allende, pairing their photos with captions accusing the CIA of conspiring to overthrow them.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026

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