How to Use Coloradan in a Sentence

Coloradan

noun
  • These are real Coloradan’s lives on the line.
    Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Mikaela Shiffrin, the Coloradan who holds the record for World Cup wins (102), is expected to compete.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Just 18 years old at the time, the Coloradan edged out Laura Kirkpatrick and Erin Wagner to take the title.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That has marquee potential with Coloradan star Sophia Wilson making her first club appearance in Denver.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Renee Good, a Coloradan living in Minnesota, was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier this month.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Coloradan has reported that more than 70 people have died climbing Longs Peak since the park's inception in 1915.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Parents in neighboring states to Colorado are spending significantly less than their Coloradan counterparts.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The other, dubbed the No Kings Act, was broader and would have applied to any federal official who violated a Coloradan’s civil rights.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • According to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in 2025 a Coloradan can work more than 80 hours per week and still be unable to afford a one-bedroom apartment.
    Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The fallout from that ordeal, in addition to being diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, led to Barber pulling out of a main event fight against fellow Coloradan Rose Namajunas at Ball Arena that July.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • As Johnson builds the roster, Denver FC has also signed forward Ally Watt, a Coloradan, and acquired midfielder and Las Vegas native Lourdes Bosch from Melbourne City in exchange for a transfer fee.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Highlands Ranch native and Valor Christian alum is the third Coloradan to join the local side, in addition to forward Ally Watt (a Pine Creek alum from Colorado Springs) and midfielder Jordan Baggett (a Chatfield alum from Littleton).
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Lawmakers still must negotiate a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security amid soaring tensions on Capitol Hill after the shooting of Minnesota resident Renee Good, a former Coloradan, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026

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