How to Use Estonian in a Sentence

Estonian

noun
  • The Estonian comes from a racing family and began his journey at the age of seven, karting in his home country.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Estonian Film Institute honcho Edith Sepp concurred with him.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Estonian Defense Forces spokesperson Maj.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When Arakas was arrested, Bon neww worried that the police might have accessed the Estonian’s BlackBerry.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Russian drones and fighter jets have flown over Estonian, Polish, and Romanian territory in recent days.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Estonian Film Institute, the cash rebate, notably to post-production only, is a unique advantage, perhaps not so well-known abroad.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace for several minutes earlier in the day, before leaving again, according to the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
    Dan Gooding amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • European countries have much to learn from the nearly four years of Ukrainian conflict about the evolution of warfare and how to better prepare for the future of international security, according to Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Estonia President Alar Karis and First Lady Sirje Karis attracted an Estonian-leaning crowd Wednesday night at The Canvas SoHo for what was billed as a fashion diplomacy event.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The incursion occurred over the Gulf of Finland, where the MiG-31 fighter aircraft entered Estonian airspace without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes, according to the Estonian Ministry of Defense.
    Henry Austin, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Financing is provided by the Film Center of the Wallonia Brussels Federation, Telefilm Canada, the Netherlands Film Fund and the Estonian Film Institute, among others.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The September opening of 11-room Eha, a wellness retreat on Hiiumaa Island, part of the West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, is certain to put the tiny nation on the wellness map (three-night retreats from $2,430, all-inclusive).
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Russia’s war in Ukraine spills into NATO Russia’s war against Ukraine rose to a new, dangerous level in recent weeks with Russian air violations of Estonian, Poland and Romanian airspace — all members of NATO.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Carefully picked by the Estonian Film Institute, the National Film Centre of Latvia and the Lithuanian Film Centre, the slate takes in rich picks from award-winning filmmakers or producers with clear artistic and commercial hooks for Nordic – and international – co-producers and financiers.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Finally, Estonian Culture Minister Heidy Purga and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže also criticized the IOC’s decision.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So far, the project has secured support from the Estonian Film Institute, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Creative Europe Media, Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission and the Lithuanian Film Centre.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The Estonian Festival Orchestra, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, under the direction of Paavo Järvi and Tõnu Kaljuste, travelled from Estonia to honor their compatriot.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Funding came from the Georgian National Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Estonian Cultural Endowment, MEDIA Programme of Creative Europe, Eurimages and Cinetrain.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025

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