How to Use Ethiopian in a Sentence

Ethiopian

adjective
  • The Ethiopian drought felt far off.
    Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Injera—Ethiopian bread—is made from teff flour.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
  • The idea’s first major test occurred in the Ethiopian state of Tigray.
    WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
  • They are known for their Ethiopian twist on Texas barbecue.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
  • To this day, doro wat is Tedla’s favorite Ethiopian dish.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • These include dabo, an Ethiopian honey bread, and messer wot, a red lentil stew.
    Kate Maxwell Lindsey Tramuta Reggie Nadelson Gisela Williams Roxanne Fequiere Siska Lyssens, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In 2014, the church building was sold to an Ethiopian church.
    Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • The honey berbere chicken bites are all juice and crunch, glowing with the Ethiopian spice blend.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Ethiopian lots humming with jasmine and citrus.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In Ethiopian homes, people enjoy it two or three times a day with family and friends.
    Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Today’s breakfast is Ethiopian red lentils, red and racy with berbere, and collard greens, shot through with garlic.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Giant prawns are coated in Ethiopian berbere and served with jicama and rose water.
    Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The company’s clients are people like Ethiopian farmer Alem Garad.
    Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Habesha Springy injera bread comes loaded with lentils, greens, doro wat and more at this Ethiopian restaurant.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Girma will be the first Ethiopian American to play at a World Cup.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 13 July 2023
  • All the while, orders poured in for thiebou jen, yassa guinar, dibi, mafe, and cold Ethiopian and Moroccan beers.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 June 2026
  • The majority of victims are believed to be Ethiopian, the report said.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • For her labor, the Ethiopian government pays her the equivalent of $90 a month.
    Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Doro Wat, a traditional Ethiopian chicken stew, slow cooked with berbere spices, onions, and served with injera.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • The Ethiopian and Ukrainian foreign ministries did not respond to a request for comment.
    Tim Starks and Karen Deyoung, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Up in the highlands of the Ethiopian plateau grows a tree with bright red fruit that came to profoundly shape morning rituals for people all over the world.
    Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Incense greets you in the entrance of the cozy spot, while Ethiopian music plays and artwork from Tedla’s own childhood home line the walls.
    Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The film is listed as an Ethiopian-American production.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The Ethiopian authorities, chagrined, tried to figure out how Kidane had bribed his way to freedom.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Be sure to stop by the Ethiopian grocery store behind el Joven, which serves fresh Ethiopian breads, including injera.
    The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Modern Ethiopian visual styles still carry some attributes of this style while being inspired by other visual mediums.
    Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Ruki's Kitchen has opened at Switchman Hall in Peoplestown with a menu of Ethiopian cuisine.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Ethiopian state is consciously retreating from the commanding heights of the economy.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For anyone new to Ethiopian food, Tedla compares it to Indian cuisine.
    Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026

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