How to Use Cherokee in a Sentence
Cherokee
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Now, nearly a decade later, Jeep is once again pulling the plug on the Cherokee.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
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Shots were later fired before the males drove away in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Broderdorf said not having the Cherokee in the lineup during that time hurt Jeep.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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And Smith can continue claiming to be Cherokee — but only if asked.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
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The creek was why his great-grandmother, who was Cherokee, especially prized the land.
—Nick Oxford, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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The plane was a Piper Cherokee Charger, which can seat up to three passengers along with a pilot.
—Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
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Josh lives 12 minutes from my house, which is near Cherokee, North Carolina.
—Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
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That evening, Harrah’s Cherokee Center announced that the event had been canceled.
—Delilah Friedler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2023
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The Jeep brand looks to take up even more space in the largest automotive segment with a cheaper, hybrid Cherokee.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Despite their caution, outsiders are a fact of life in Cherokee — a tourist draw since the middle of the 20th century.
—Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
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Heff’s parents supported his budding car habit, providing him with a Jeep Cherokee, the must-have rich-boy ride of the time.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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The other highlight of the bunch is a restomod based on the 1978 Cherokee SJ.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
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According to Fox 32, police believe the shots were fired from a Jeep Cherokee.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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Authorities said Higgins was driving a black Jeep Grand Cherokee and passed a sedan on the left.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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He’s believed to have used a Jeep Grand Cherokee that belonged to his now-former wife to carry out the burglaries.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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The Legends/Cherokee consortium challenged Fox's ruling to the state's high court.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
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Either west to Tulsa, or—as the last Black Cherokee families did—to Atlanta.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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In the Grand Cherokee’s lower trims adding all-wheel drive costs an additional $2,000.
—Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
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Jeep promises the new Cherokee will go anywhere the old Cherokee could and cover more than 500 miles on a tank of gasoline.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Police said Nieneker then ran and began shooting at a Jeep Cherokee that attempted to evade gunfire.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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In it, a Cherokee man was convicted of murder, but the conviction was later appealed to the Supreme Court.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 16 May 2025
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Linville’s hit would’ve been a homer had Cherokee Trail junior center fielder Isabelle Becker not robbed her at the fence.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Stellantis automaker unveiled a new Jeep Cherokee on Thursday, the latest move to try to jump-start sales.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
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In October, the brand lowered the price of the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee across the lineup.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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The other, Ryan Helsley, who's Cherokee, pitches for the New York Mets.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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The ‘26 Cherokee will offer a multitude of features that weren’t available on the old model, which went on sale in 2013.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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The advisor also served as a liaison to the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations and the Cherokee nations.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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Cherokee is going to be an amazing storytelling opportunity.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
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Police said that the crash occurred when her 2015 Jeep Cherokee collided head-on with the truck that crossed the barrier from the southbound lane.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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The tiny town sits right in the foothills of the Smokies and offers close access to the bright fall foliage within the Cherokee National Forest as well.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
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